Omar had made her remarks during a news conference with other Democrats on Wednesday, at which she said she "felt ill" because of "everything that is taking place" in the Middle East -- a reference to the recent U.S. tensions between the U.S. and Iran, including last week's U.S. airstrike in Baghdad and Iran's missile attacks early Wednesday against airbases in Iraq where U.S. service members are stationed.
"And I think every time I hear about ... I hear of conversations around war, I find myself being stricken with PTSD," she said. "And I find peace knowing that I serve with great advocates for peace and people who have shown courage against war."
If you aren’t familiar with Banks, he’s been with the Navy since 2012 and was deployed to Afghanistan about 6 years ago. So he knows a little something about PTSD.
Omar responded to this saying she survived war in Somalia and does actually suffer from PTSD:
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
I think the problem is that nobody on the right believes she’s being sincere in any way. After all, look at what else she said today:
She sounds like an Iranian propagandist! She claims Trump has been goading Iran into a war, suggesting he announced sanctions on Iran after canceling the Iran nuclear deal in order “to starve innocent people”. That’s complete garbage.
If Trump wanted to go to war with Iran, he’s already had ample cause to do it and he hasn’t, including last night’s attack. Rather, Trump has showed tremendous restraint in dealing with Iran since he’s been president, choosing de-escalation instead of the alternative.
If Omar is truly suffering from PTSD over all of this, then why was she laughing and joking during this very press conference?
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