Rep. Ilhan Omar vowed to 'step in and stop' President Trump after a US airstrike killed the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassim Soleimani.
"So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction? Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will."
On Friday Omar's 'squadmate' Rep. Rashida Tlaib ripped President Trump over Twitter as 'lawless,' adding "Congress alone has the authority to declare war, & we must reclaim our responsibility & say no to war with Iran.".
According to the Pentagon, President Trump ordered the killing of Soleimani "In a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.".
"General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more," said the DoD. Shortly after news of the strike broke, Trump tweeted a picture of the American Flag with no commentary after a thirteen-hour absence from Twitter.
Iran called an emergency meeting on Friday according to semi-official news agency ISNA. "In a few hours, an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme National Security Council will be held to review the murderous attack on the vehicle of General Soleimani in Baghdad that lead to his martyrdom," said ISNA secretariat spokesman Keyvan Khosravi.
Soleimani had been rumoured dead several times, including in a 2006 airplane crash that killed other military officials in northwestern Iran and following a 2012 bombing in Damascus that killed top aides of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. More recently, rumours circulated in November 2015 that Soleimani was killed or seriously wounded leading forces loyal to Assad as they fought around Syria's Aleppo.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rep-omar-vows-step-and-stop-trump-after-top-iranian-commander-killed
"So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction? Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will."
On Friday Omar's 'squadmate' Rep. Rashida Tlaib ripped President Trump over Twitter as 'lawless,' adding "Congress alone has the authority to declare war, & we must reclaim our responsibility & say no to war with Iran.".
According to the Pentagon, President Trump ordered the killing of Soleimani "In a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.".
"General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more," said the DoD. Shortly after news of the strike broke, Trump tweeted a picture of the American Flag with no commentary after a thirteen-hour absence from Twitter.
Iran called an emergency meeting on Friday according to semi-official news agency ISNA. "In a few hours, an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme National Security Council will be held to review the murderous attack on the vehicle of General Soleimani in Baghdad that lead to his martyrdom," said ISNA secretariat spokesman Keyvan Khosravi.
Soleimani had been rumoured dead several times, including in a 2006 airplane crash that killed other military officials in northwestern Iran and following a 2012 bombing in Damascus that killed top aides of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. More recently, rumours circulated in November 2015 that Soleimani was killed or seriously wounded leading forces loyal to Assad as they fought around Syria's Aleppo.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rep-omar-vows-step-and-stop-trump-after-top-iranian-commander-killed
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