Rep. Omar added that she 'find peace knowing that I serve with great advocates for peace.'
On Sunday, Rep. Omar co-sponsored a House resolution with Rep. Barbara Lee to withdraw troops from hostilities with Iran by invoking the War Powers Act.
"We in Congress must exercise our Constitutional duty—and do everything in our power to stop another disastrous war," said Omar in a statement."Following the assassination [of General Qassem Soleimani on January 3], thousands of additional troops were sent to the Middle East in one of the largest rapid deployments seen in decades. This follows years of saber-rattling and threats of war against Iran by President Trump and his accomplices.
The conflict between Iran and the United States has been intensifying since a rocket attack allegedly launched by members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia on an Iraqi military base in Kirkuk on December 27. That assault killed one American, a civil contractor, and wounded several U.S. soldiers. A spokesperson for Kataib Hezbollah denied involvement in the attack.In response, a large group of Iraqi protesters forced its way past security forces and into the U.S.
"We do not seek regime change," Trump said during a Friday afternoon press briefing."The future belongs to the people of Iran... We took action to stop a war, we did not take action to start a war."Iraq's Ayn al-Asad Air Base in retaliation for the the air strike against Soleimani. No Americans were hurt during the missile attack.has reached out to Rep. Omar's representative for further comment, but did not hear back at press time.
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