Coming up in a little over an hour, we will be live from the Heritage Foundation for a look at u. S. Taiwan relations. That is live at 1 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. Until we get there, we will bring your conversation on the u. S. Military role in syria. This was hosted by a number of dcbased organizations who are calling on the u. S. To remove all military aircraft from syrian airspace. Good morning and welcome to this news conference. My name is norman, i am a cofounder and coordinator of the online group which is hosting this event today. Roots action is a cosponsor of a Petition Campaign calling for no u. S. Plans over serious. Together with five other organizations, veterans for peace, daily coast, the nation magazine, world beyond war and watchdog. Net. U. S. Government began bombing syria nearly three years ago. That was back in september 2014. Since then, the killing on many sides has continued unabated. Meanwhile, during the past three years, tensions between the worlds to Nucl