Use military force only after diplomacy fails

Booker opposed the Iran war and said military force should be used only as a last resort when diplomacy fails. He linked his opposition to the war to the cost-of-living crisis it created.

Context: The statement concerns the Iran war and military force in that context; it does not establish a broader position on all uses of force.

In their own words

military force should only be used as a last result when diplomacy fails

The source

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