'The United States is not a bystander to these war crimes. It's an active participant,' said the resolutions sponsor Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
22 Democrats Join GOP to Block Lebanon War Powers Resolution, Enabling Netanyahu's Sabotage of US-Iran Ceasefire "The United States is not a bystander to these war crimes.
It's an active participant," said the resolutions sponsor Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Nearly two dozen Democrats joined almost every Republican on Tuesday to vote down a war powers resolution that would have halted"More than 1.3 million people have already been forced to leave their homes or be killed, with the Israeli military telling them they will not be allowed to return," said the resolution's sponsor, Rep. , on the House floor Tuesday.
"Eighty-one Lebanese neighborhoods have been violently depopulated and demolished—erased from the map entirely. "to the centrist "Promise to America" aimed at countering the momentum of progressive and democratic socialist candidates within the party—, Greg Landsman , Jared Moskowitz , Donald Norcross , Jimmy Panetta , Marie Gluesenkamp Perez , Brad Sherman , Darren Soto , Norma Torres , Juan Vargas , and Marc Veasey , many of whom have also received extensive support from the lobby.that "how people vote on this is a big indicator of who is bought and paid for by the war machine and Israel lobby.
"his vote against the measure by claiming that "to the best of my knowledge, we're not engaged in a conflict with Lebanon. "that the resolution was only good for "messaging" since the US did not have any active troops in Lebanon. "The United States is currently engaged in illegal and unauthorized hostilities supporting the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in violation of the War Powers Act," she said.
"Theis providing intelligence, coordinating strikes, demonstrating overt command over the Israeli military decisions, including greenlighting specific Israeli attacks and operations. " Other supporters of the resolution emphasized that ending Israel's occupation of Lebanon is a precondition for ending Trump's war with Iran.
"Ending Israeli military action in Lebanon is a key part of ensuring that the negotiation process with Iran continues and peace prevails in the Middle East," The memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran earlier this month states that, for peace to be achieved, it must be implemented on "all fronts," including in Lebanon.that they will not allow Trump to pull back from the war he's desperate to end unless Israel fully withdraws troops from Lebanon, which Israeli Prime Ministerearlier this month that without US military participation, Israel could likely continue its occupation “only for a limited period of time.
" Just Foreign Policy, an anti-war group that has agitated for the passage of Tlaib's war powers resolution, lambasted the 22 Democrats who voted against it. "These 22 fringe House Democratic hawks revealed today that they don't actually want the Iran War to end," the group wrote in a post to social media. "By failing to end US participation in the Israeli war in Lebanon, they are undermining a peace deal.
"“Democrats have been pretty unified about speaking out against the killing of innocents and all of the harm by the Iran War, but there has been less vocal outrage about the mass killing and occupation in Lebanon,” Sperling said. “This is just an important signal that Democrats are aware of the way the Lebanon war is a humanitarian crisis and is the key roadblock to ending this war and delivering the peace that Americans are demanding.
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Nearly two dozen Democrats joined almost every Republican on Tuesday to vote down a war powers resolution that would have halted"More than 1.3 million people have already been forced to leave their homes or be killed, with the Israeli military telling them they will not be allowed to return," said the resolution's sponsor, Rep. , on the House floor Tuesday.
"Eighty-one Lebanese neighborhoods have been violently depopulated and demolished—erased from the map entirely. "to the centrist "Promise to America" aimed at countering the momentum of progressive and democratic socialist candidates within the party—, Greg Landsman , Jared Moskowitz , Donald Norcross , Jimmy Panetta , Marie Gluesenkamp Perez , Brad Sherman , Darren Soto , Norma Torres , Juan Vargas , and Marc Veasey , many of whom have also received extensive support from the lobby.that "how people vote on this is a big indicator of who is bought and paid for by the war machine and Israel lobby.
"his vote against the measure by claiming that "to the best of my knowledge, we're not engaged in a conflict with Lebanon. "that the resolution was only good for "messaging" since the US did not have any active troops in Lebanon. "The United States is currently engaged in illegal and unauthorized hostilities supporting the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in violation of the War Powers Act," she said.
"Theis providing intelligence, coordinating strikes, demonstrating overt command over the Israeli military decisions, including greenlighting specific Israeli attacks and operations. " Other supporters of the resolution emphasized that ending Israel's occupation of Lebanon is a precondition for ending Trump's war with Iran.
"Ending Israeli military action in Lebanon is a key part of ensuring that the negotiation process with Iran continues and peace prevails in the Middle East," The memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran earlier this month states that, for peace to be achieved, it must be implemented on "all fronts," including in Lebanon.that they will not allow Trump to pull back from the war he's desperate to end unless Israel fully withdraws troops from Lebanon, which Israeli Prime Ministerearlier this month that without US military participation, Israel could likely continue its occupation “only for a limited period of time.
" Just Foreign Policy, an anti-war group that has agitated for the passage of Tlaib's war powers resolution, lambasted the 22 Democrats who voted against it. "These 22 fringe House Democratic hawks revealed today that they don't actually want the Iran War to end," the group wrote in a post to social media. "By failing to end US participation in the Israeli war in Lebanon, they are undermining a peace deal.
"“Democrats have been pretty unified about speaking out against the killing of innocents and all of the harm by the Iran War, but there has been less vocal outrage about the mass killing and occupation in Lebanon,” Sperling said. “This is just an important signal that Democrats are aware of the way the Lebanon war is a humanitarian crisis and is the key roadblock to ending this war and delivering the peace that Americans are demanding.
” 'Stop Making Excuses,' Says Ramirez as Dem Colleagues Anonymously Grumble About Lebanon War Powers Vote ›Congress to Vote on New Lebanon War Powers Resolution as Israel's Occupation Threatens to Blow Up Iran-US Peace Deal › ‘The People of Lebanon Can’t Wait,’ Says Tlaib After Dem Leaders Join With GOP to Vote Down War Powers Resolutions › Nearly two dozen Democrats joined almost every Republican on Tuesday to vote down a war powers resolution that would have halted"More than 1.3 million people have already been forced to leave their homes or be killed, with the Israeli military telling them they will not be allowed to return," said the resolution's sponsor, Rep. , on the House floor Tuesday.
"Eighty-one Lebanese neighborhoods have been violently depopulated and demolished—erased from the map entirely. "to the centrist "Promise to America" aimed at countering the momentum of progressive and democratic socialist candidates within the party—, Greg Landsman , Jared Moskowitz , Donald Norcross , Jimmy Panetta , Marie Gluesenkamp Perez , Brad Sherman , Darren Soto , Norma Torres , Juan Vargas , and Marc Veasey , many of whom have also received extensive support from the lobby.that "how people vote on this is a big indicator of who is bought and paid for by the war machine and Israel lobby.
"his vote against the measure by claiming that "to the best of my knowledge, we're not engaged in a conflict with Lebanon. "that the resolution was only good for "messaging" since the US did not have any active troops in Lebanon. "The United States is currently engaged in illegal and unauthorized hostilities supporting the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in violation of the War Powers Act," she said.
"Theis providing intelligence, coordinating strikes, demonstrating overt command over the Israeli military decisions, including greenlighting specific Israeli attacks and operations. " Other supporters of the resolution emphasized that ending Israel's occupation of Lebanon is a precondition for ending Trump's war with Iran.
"Ending Israeli military action in Lebanon is a key part of ensuring that the negotiation process with Iran continues and peace prevails in the Middle East," The memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran earlier this month states that, for peace to be achieved, it must be implemented on "all fronts," including in Lebanon.that they will not allow Trump to pull back from the war he's desperate to end unless Israel fully withdraws troops from Lebanon, which Israeli Prime Ministerearlier this month that without US military participation, Israel could likely continue its occupation “only for a limited period of time.
" Just Foreign Policy, an anti-war group that has agitated for the passage of Tlaib's war powers resolution, lambasted the 22 Democrats who voted against it. "These 22 fringe House Democratic hawks revealed today that they don't actually want the Iran War to end," the group wrote in a post to social media. "By failing to end US participation in the Israeli war in Lebanon, they are undermining a peace deal.
"“Democrats have been pretty unified about speaking out against the killing of innocents and all of the harm by the Iran War, but there has been less vocal outrage about the mass killing and occupation in Lebanon,” Sperling said. “This is just an important signal that Democrats are aware of the way the Lebanon war is a humanitarian crisis and is the key roadblock to ending this war and delivering the peace that Americans are demanding.
” 'Stop Making Excuses,' Says Ramirez as Dem Colleagues Anonymously Grumble About Lebanon War Powers Vote ›Congress to Vote on New Lebanon War Powers Resolution as Israel's Occupation Threatens to Blow Up Iran-US Peace Deal › ‘The People of Lebanon Can’t Wait,’ Says Tlaib After Dem Leaders Join With GOP to Vote Down War Powers Resolutions › The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful.
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