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ELI5: what qualifies Bono to speak to the U.S. congress about terrorism?

Seems like someone got a donation in order to ensure that he has access or something?  Why Bono and not world military leaders?
gpt
All the people who are replying "nothing" or similar should look into the bombings that happened all over Ireland, his political themes, the IRA openly threatening to kidnap him, death threats, IRA supporters attacking the vehicle the band members were in, etc. 

He's lived it, as a political activist. And while that doesn't mean he knows as much as someone who has devoted their life work to studying it, it's still something.