Recent breaking news alert after alert have all had the same devastating message: The United States, at President Biden’s direction, has bombed multiple sites across Yemen. Today, the risk of an all-out regional war in the Middle East is higher than it has been in years.

Over the past several weeks, the Houthis, who form the de facto government in much of Yemen, have launched numerous attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. They claim it’s in response to Israel’s deadly war in Gaza — and as violence like this continues to spill across the region, the U.S. government must be steadfast in its restraint and calls to see the violence end.

Unfortunately, another round of U.S. airstrikes in Yemen will do anything but. We know how this story goes: Decades of trying to bomb our way to peace have only led to failure after failure. From Iraq to Afghanistan to Somalia to Syria to Yemen itself, time and time and time again more U.S. bombs only accelerate the fires of war.

This violent reality is abhorrent to anti-war activists like us — but things aren’t going to change on their own, unless people like you and me make them.

President Biden needs to hear a clear message of restraint and call for a ceasefire from you — the pro-peace, anti-war majority — today. Will you join me in demanding President Biden shift course and immediately pursue regional de-escalation, starting with a ceasefire in Gaza?