John Kerry on Fox News. Photo: Screenshot.

Think Progress – Secretary of State John Kerry directly addressed protesters of President Barack Obama’s war plans against ISIS during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday as he made the administration’s case for taking military action against the terrorist organization.

“I respect the right of Code Pink to protest and to use that right,” the former Massachusetts senator said, referring to the omnipresent anti-war group started by activist Medea Benjamin in 2002 to protest President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq. As Kerry spoke, three Code Pink protesters held up signs directly behind him, reading “There is no military solution,” “Don’t take ISIL war bait,” and “No beheading no bombing.”

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