Declaring a no-fly zone over Ukraine, warns Rep. Ilhan Omar, 'would mean the beginning of World War III.'
to infrastructure have grown, so has the pressure on the U.S. leader and the military alliance to do more.
Recalling that the strategy was used in parts of Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War, Bosnia in 1992, and Libya in 2011, the organization's statement noted that"those crises were situations in which the U.S. and NATO used their superior air power to stymie the air defenses of the countries they were attacking."
Omar began her speech—which lasted more than five minutes—by expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people"facing a cruel and inhumane war of aggression from a tyrant," referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. She also acknowledged the bravery of anti-war"We must address this war with courage, foresight, and humility," said Omar, who spent years of her youth in a refugee camp after fleeing war-torn Somalia.
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