US Representative,NY-14 (BX & Queens). In a modern, moral, & wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. 
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Last night the President engaged in what is widely being recognized as an act of war against Iran, one that now risks the lives of millions of innocent people. Now is the moment to prevent war & protect innocent people - the question for many is how, publicly & Congressionally:
Right now is the moment to decide if you are pro-peace or not. The cheerleaders of war, removed from its true cost, will gladly convince you that up is down - just as they did in Iraq in ‘03. But war does not establish peace. War does not create security. War endangers us all.
War advocates start off saying “we all want peace, but...” or “it’s too late...” & frame a pro-peace agenda as naïve to realpolitik. Don’t give into this gaslighting. The same folks selling us Iraq and selling us this latest provocation of violence. We cannot repeat this cycle.
Congress now has a moral and legal obligation to reassert its power to stop this war and protect innocent people from horrific consequences. We have two immediate options: 1. Vote on a War Powers Resolution, which requires Trump to attain Congressional approval. 2.
2. Reintroduce & vote on @RepRoKhanna’s bipartisan NDAA amendment, which blocks $ offensive action to Iran.
This amendment passed the House w/ bipartisan support not long ago, and was later gutted in negotiations. We can bring it back as a standalone bill.
Orwell said something similar: "War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it." If our politicians see a way to make themselves and their friends richer, then they will go to war (or rather - make us go to war).
Except, there will be no war. Democrats are the only ones talking about war right now. It was a proper response to two attacks on our Embassy in Baghdad.
Seriously, Congressperson, nobody but you guys are talking about war. Not even Iran. No Republicans. Definitely not @POTUS.
killing another sovereign country's general is an act of war
@AOC You were 11 years old when 9/11 hit. I suggest you ask your parents about it and how many people in your district died. I was there and know the ramifications & message doing nothing sends to our enemies. Appeasement also causes wars.https://www.nysun.com/foreign/how-a-terror-attack-against-our-marines-30-years/88466/ …
@denniskneale @CGasparino DSA showing their True Colors, Again. Support for the Wrong Side, Again. Didn’t Work Then Won’t Work Now.pic.twitter.com/QvjYlptasO
I think you'll find that war is the best possible way to make peace.
Read your history from both sides and find out how this conflict originated.
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