Last updated on Sun March 19, 2023 at 12:40 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
McCollum (D-MN-4) 03/18/2023: Tweet – “More than ever before, Americans do not want the U.S. to be complicit in Israel's mistreatment of Palestinian children & families. Not $1 of U.S. aid should be used to imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities, or used to tear down their homes. Link to quoted tweetNEW: @GallupNews poll finds that Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians (49%) than Israelis (38%). That represents an 11% increase over the past year alone. Millennials across political affiliation also favor Palestinians. (Democrats' Sympathies in Middle East Shift to Palestinians... | news.gallup.com)”
Tlaib (D-MI-12) 03/18/2023: Retweet of @BettyMcCollum04 – “More than ever before, Americans do not want the U.S. to be complicit in Israel's mistreatment of Palestinian children & families. Not $1 of U.S. aid should be used to imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities, or used to tear down their homes. Link to quoted tweet”
Iran
Castro (D-TX-20) 03/18/2023: Retweet of @peterbakernyt – “More than four decades later, a secret revealed: How a prominent Texas politician says he unwittingly joined a mission to sabotage Jimmy Carter's 1980 campaign by urging the Iranians to hold 52 American hostages until after the election. A Clandestine Trip and a Four-Decade Secret: An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter's Defeat... | nytimes.com”
Mace (R-SC-1) 03/19/2023: Tweet – “You may want to read the article in full. My comments to @kathleenparker are included. Also - Taliban's punishment is 7 yrs. Proposal by 21 Rs in SC is death! Totally Nuts. But let's not let facts get in the way of your false narrative. I've been abundantly clear. Link to quoted tweetWow, @NancyMace must be super proud that her party's bills in SC are being compared to Iranian laws re: women's rights. What a fucking accomplishment. (Link to twitter.com)”
Magaziner (D-RI-2) 03/18/2023: Tweet – “Saleh No Mobarak! Thank you to the International House of RI & the Iranian American Cultural Society of RI for hosting a celebration of the Persian New Year. What an honor to gather with RI's thriving Iranian community. Link to image”
Saudi Arabia
Grijalva (D-AZ-7) 03/18/2023: Tweet – “The money Saudi Arabia has thrown into the #LIVGolf Tournament won't rehabilitate or distract from its reputation and image of violence, oppression or human rights violations - not in Tucson or anywhere else. Link to quoted tweetLIV Golf concluded its first day of play at The Gallery Golf Club, and the upstart golf league seemed to be well-received by the fans in attendance in Marana. ('Golf, but louder': LIV Golf concludes first day of play at The Gallery Golf Club... | tucson.com)”
Iraq
Crow (D-CO-6) 03/19/2023: Twitter thread – “20 years ago my life changed forever as I started leading a platoon of young paratroopers in the invasion of Iraq. Some thoughts: 1/ Link to image We didn't know what would happen, but we had each other; I often think of those men. It's said that you see the best and the worst of humanity in war. Sheer brutality, but also acts of selfless-service and courage. It's true. 2/ Now, as a Congressman with responsibility to debate and decide matters of war and peace, I view my role through the lens of a young paratrooper. It's very personal for me. These debates have names and faces. 3/ When Washington make decisions, young Americans have to follow through. Someone's daughter, son, mother, or father has to do the work and sometimes they don't come home. 4/ We just ended our longest war- one that should have ended long ago. We owe those who gave their lives an honest assessment of how we use our military and its limitations. I'm ready to have that debate. No more blank checks on use of our military- for any administration. 5/ To my fellow combat veterans: politicians will debate and argue about wars, but don't confuse these debates with your individual service. You did your job and served our country when called upon, and for that you should always be proud. I know I'll always be proud of you. END/”
Deluzio (D-PA-17) 03/18/2023: Twitter thread – “It's been 20 years since the disastrous decision to invade Iraq, a war that destabilized a region and brought tremendous suffering there at great cost in American blood and treasure. Opinion | Iraq Veterans 20 Years Later: ‘I Don't Know How to Explain the War to Myself' I promise this: I will never vote to send young Americans to war unless absolutely critical to our defense. And if I wouldn't ask my own kids to go off to war, I won't ask yours.”
Moulton (D-MA-6) 03/19/2023: Retweet of @BostonGlobe – “In today's paper: When only affluent fans can afford concert tickets, there's a price to be paid; Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, Seth Moulton reflects on a generation shaped by the conflict, and more Today's Paper - The Boston Globe Link to image”
Türkiye
Pallone (D-NJ-6) 03/18/2023: Tweet – “Finland and Sweden's entry into NATO is important for our mutual security and the strength of the alliance. Unfortunately, Erdogan continues to put up unreasonable roadblocks for Sweden in a desperate attempt to divide the alliance for leverage. Turkey expected to back Finland for NATO membership, snub Sweden... | washingtonpost.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Gomez (D-CA-34) 03/18/2023: In reply to Tweet@RepJimmyGomez Resign Jew hater. – “@10pillar I can't tell if you're a real person or a bot. But don't spread your lies on my thread. No one who knows me has ever said that about me.”
Afghanistan
Crenshaw (R-TX-2) 03/18/2023: Tweet – “Did @TheBabylonBee just start writing reality for us? Link to quoted tweetAlmost two years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the jihadists who transitioned from the battlefields to paper-pushing government jobs are ready to quiet quit (Taliban Members Fed Up With Office Work, Ready to Quiet Quit... | ti.me)”
Grassley (R-IA) 03/18/2023: Tweet – “@ChuckGrassley is pressing the @StateDept on its failure to answer government watchdog's questions about millions in taxpayer dollars used in Afghanistan. Downloads | grassley.senate.gov Link to quoted tweet40 million taxpayer dollar$ used in Afghanistan went unaccounted 4 & State Dept has only recovered $19,000 of it so far State Dept foot dragging is embarrassing unacceptable & against federal law I'm asking Scty Blinken what his plan is to recover these costs ASAP More on @ChuckGrassley's work to investigate @StateDept's lack of accounting for millions in taxpayer dollars spent in Afghanistan: Grassley blasts Biden admin for 'contempt toward the taxpayers' in handling of $40M of Afghanistan aid... | foxnews.com”
Mace (R-SC-1) 03/19/2023: Tweet – “This proposal is worse than what the Taliban do to their women. Link to quoted tweet"I would like to ask these lawmakers if they think I should be executed because I was raped." Rep. @NancyMace comments on South Carolina Republicans floating the death penalty for abortions. @ShaunKraisman MORE: (Death penalty for abortions goes too far: Nancy Mace | National Report) (Link to twitter.com)”