Dems help defeat Rashida Tlaibs puzzling Lebanon war powers resolution

Rep.Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) Lebanon war powers resolution was shut down Thursday, with the majority of House Democrats rejecting the “Squad” rep’s effort.In the floor vote, 117 Democrats voted against her resolution, and 91 voted in favor, resulting in a 92-324 defeat of Tlaib’s attempt to limit potential Trump administration military options in Lebanon.Tlaib insisted Israel was carrying out an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and Congress must intervene to stop the “war crime.” “The Trump administration is helping in greenlighting these attacks,” she said, as Israel seeks to root out the Hezbollah terror threat in Lebanon as a second front to the war against Iran.Her Lebanon War Powers resolution divided her own Democratic Party and was rebuked by House Republicans.

The resolution would have directed President Trump to remove armed forces “from Lebanon” within seven days after its adoption.But House Democratic leadership, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), came out against her resolution by citing a practical reality.“There are no US servicemembers involved in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon,” Jeffries said in a statement.Republicans, like Rep.

Brian Mast (R-Fla.), similarly noted that Tlaib was demanding the removal of US forces “from a country where we are not in conflict.”The debate over the resolution got personal when Rep.Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused Tlaib of supporting Hezbollah and suggested she enjoys the company of terrorists.

“Hezbollah is a terrorist organization … and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent,” Miller said.The remark incited a shouting match that saw Tlaib yell at the congressman from across the room as he further charged that Tlaib “advocates for terrorists on a daily basis” and advocated “for a terrorist regime every single day.”“That is an attack on my character,” Tlaib protested, and the Republican’s remarks were event...