Ilhan Omar's antics now include claiming she can't hear war talk because of PTSD
President Trump's decision to kill the terrorist Qassem Soleimani reveals how alienated Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is from America. Normally, a young woman who was welcomed into this country as a refugee and then ascended to one of the highest offices in the land might show some gratitude for its stand against the same kind of fanaticism that drove her out of her homeland. Not Omar, though. She has nothing but disdain.
Omar's latest anti-American behavior occurred during a press conference on Wednesday, when Omar and Rashida Tlaib were seen laughing and joking as Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) somberly discussed American casualties in the Iraq War. It was disconcerting to watch Lee state, "We left four thousand plus, maybe even forty four hundred dead, and over sixty thousand who came back injured in some form, and the war never ended" while Omar giggled, then turned to Tlaib, and shared a joke with her:
Ilhan Omar laughs and jokes around as her colleague discusses U.S. casualties in Iraqhttps://t.co/LfpLyXLPQG pic.twitter.com/R28SVlIqq5
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 8, 2020
When it was Omar's turn at the microphone during the same press conference, she asserted that her responses to President Trump's strike against Soleimani had triggered her PTSD:
Rep. Ilhan Omar complained she’s “stricken with PTSD” because of recent events in the Middle East.
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) January 8, 2020
This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation’s veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe. pic.twitter.com/twhZDuUDu0
I feel ill a little bit because of everything that is taking place. And I think every time I about ... I hear of conversations around war, I find myself being stricken with PTSD. And I find peace knowing that I serve with great activists for peace and people who have shown courage against war.
In response to Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a veteran, having called her out, Omar responded that she came by her PTSD honestly, thanks to a childhood in Somalia:
Hi Jim,
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 8, 2020
I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder—much like many who have served or lived through war.
It’s shameful that you as a member of Congress would erase the PTSD of survivors. pic.twitter.com/QdDBKDSOCS
The obvious answer, of course, is that if Omar suffers from PTSD such that any mention of war triggers it, leaving her emotionally weak, she should never have entered the race for Congress. She has admitted that she is incapable of handling her job.
But that's not really what's going on, and everyone knows it. What riles Omar is that Trump is taking a firm stance against Iran, the world leader in Islamic terrorism. From the moment Soleimani was killed, she has issued tweet after tweet railing against Trump and supporting Iran. In these tweets, she's revealed her hostility to American norms and her ignorance about the Constitution.
Ilhan began by parroting the Democrat line that killing a terrorist on Iraqi soil was an act of war:
We are outraged the president would assassinate a foreign official, possibly setting off another war without Congressional authorization and has zero plan to deal with the consequences.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 3, 2020
But of course you know that. https://t.co/GzfdKilV4t
She insulted Trump:
Trump and his followers will just say our allies are siding with our enemies.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 4, 2020
But we know they are abandoning an irrational and incoherent man who has no ability to be the leader of the free world! https://t.co/sDQlZu0Wrc
She invoked the 25th Amendment because Trump tweeted, without any further elaboration, that Iran's cultural sites were targets.
The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes on Twitter.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 5, 2020
God help us all! #25thAmendment https://t.co/nYZSvpo8rG
As an aside, Trump's tweet was bluster, and Trump-watchers know it. We also understand two other things: First, there's a difference between Persepolis and a palace the despotic mullahs have built to their own glory. Second, one of the first things Islamic conquerors do is destroy icons of the culture they conquered (e.g., destroying statues, destroying ancient ruins, turning churches into mosques, defiling churches, trying to destroy Jewish civilization in Jerusalem). Trump was speaking in Islam's language when he made his threat.
Omar believes that it is Congress's job to "stop a war."
This is a major test for our country.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 5, 2020
Will we allow decades of executive overreach and militarism to continue? Or will Congress step in and perform our Constitutional role to stop a war? The world is watching.
A final example of Omar's political agenda is her outrage over sanctions meant to change Iran's terrorism policy:
This makes no sense. Sanctions are economic warfare.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 8, 2020
They have already caused medical shortages and countless deaths in Iran.
You cannot claim to want deescalation and then announce new sanctions with no clear goal. This is not a measured response! https://t.co/sGWtwXuNDT
At a hearing last week, Ms. Omar spoke out forcefully against Israel, and the resolution.
"We should condemn in the strongest terms violence that perpetuates the occupation, whether it is perpetuated by Israel, Hamas or individuals," she said. "But if we are going to condemn violent means of resisting the occupation, we cannot also condemn nonviolent means."
If nothing else, the last two weeks have revealed Omar for what she is: someone who is ignorant about American institutions, holds maniacal hatred for President Trump, and supports "Death to America" Iran. Given all that, her PTSD claim rings hollow.
President Trump's decision to kill the terrorist Qassem Soleimani reveals how alienated Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is from America. Normally, a young woman who was welcomed into this country as a refugee and then ascended to one of the highest offices in the land might show some gratitude for its stand against the same kind of fanaticism that drove her out of her homeland. Not Omar, though. She has nothing but disdain.
Omar's latest anti-American behavior occurred during a press conference on Wednesday, when Omar and Rashida Tlaib were seen laughing and joking as Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) somberly discussed American casualties in the Iraq War. It was disconcerting to watch Lee state, "We left four thousand plus, maybe even forty four hundred dead, and over sixty thousand who came back injured in some form, and the war never ended" while Omar giggled, then turned to Tlaib, and shared a joke with her:
Ilhan Omar laughs and jokes around as her colleague discusses U.S. casualties in Iraqhttps://t.co/LfpLyXLPQG pic.twitter.com/R28SVlIqq5
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 8, 2020
When it was Omar's turn at the microphone during the same press conference, she asserted that her responses to President Trump's strike against Soleimani had triggered her PTSD:
Rep. Ilhan Omar complained she’s “stricken with PTSD” because of recent events in the Middle East.
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) January 8, 2020
This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation’s veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe. pic.twitter.com/twhZDuUDu0
I feel ill a little bit because of everything that is taking place. And I think every time I about ... I hear of conversations around war, I find myself being stricken with PTSD. And I find peace knowing that I serve with great activists for peace and people who have shown courage against war.
In response to Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a veteran, having called her out, Omar responded that she came by her PTSD honestly, thanks to a childhood in Somalia:
Hi Jim,
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 8, 2020
I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder—much like many who have served or lived through war.
It’s shameful that you as a member of Congress would erase the PTSD of survivors. pic.twitter.com/QdDBKDSOCS
The obvious answer, of course, is that if Omar suffers from PTSD such that any mention of war triggers it, leaving her emotionally weak, she should never have entered the race for Congress. She has admitted that she is incapable of handling her job.
But that's not really what's going on, and everyone knows it. What riles Omar is that Trump is taking a firm stance against Iran, the world leader in Islamic terrorism. From the moment Soleimani was killed, she has issued tweet after tweet railing against Trump and supporting Iran. In these tweets, she's revealed her hostility to American norms and her ignorance about the Constitution.
Ilhan began by parroting the Democrat line that killing a terrorist on Iraqi soil was an act of war:
We are outraged the president would assassinate a foreign official, possibly setting off another war without Congressional authorization and has zero plan to deal with the consequences.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 3, 2020
But of course you know that. https://t.co/GzfdKilV4t
She insulted Trump:
Trump and his followers will just say our allies are siding with our enemies.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 4, 2020
But we know they are abandoning an irrational and incoherent man who has no ability to be the leader of the free world! https://t.co/sDQlZu0Wrc
She invoked the 25th Amendment because Trump tweeted, without any further elaboration, that Iran's cultural sites were targets.
The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes on Twitter.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 5, 2020
God help us all! #25thAmendment https://t.co/nYZSvpo8rG
As an aside, Trump's tweet was bluster, and Trump-watchers know it. We also understand two other things: First, there's a difference between Persepolis and a palace the despotic mullahs have built to their own glory. Second, one of the first things Islamic conquerors do is destroy icons of the culture they conquered (e.g., destroying statues, destroying ancient ruins, turning churches into mosques, defiling churches, trying to destroy Jewish civilization in Jerusalem). Trump was speaking in Islam's language when he made his threat.
Omar believes that it is Congress's job to "stop a war."
This is a major test for our country.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 5, 2020
Will we allow decades of executive overreach and militarism to continue? Or will Congress step in and perform our Constitutional role to stop a war? The world is watching.
A final example of Omar's political agenda is her outrage over sanctions meant to change Iran's terrorism policy:
This makes no sense. Sanctions are economic warfare.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 8, 2020
They have already caused medical shortages and countless deaths in Iran.
You cannot claim to want deescalation and then announce new sanctions with no clear goal. This is not a measured response! https://t.co/sGWtwXuNDT
At a hearing last week, Ms. Omar spoke out forcefully against Israel, and the resolution.
"We should condemn in the strongest terms violence that perpetuates the occupation, whether it is perpetuated by Israel, Hamas or individuals," she said. "But if we are going to condemn violent means of resisting the occupation, we cannot also condemn nonviolent means."
If nothing else, the last two weeks have revealed Omar for what she is: someone who is ignorant about American institutions, holds maniacal hatred for President Trump, and supports "Death to America" Iran. Given all that, her PTSD claim rings hollow.