(The Washington Times)
Rep. Ilhan Omar called the White House’s credibility into question Monday after President Trump threatened to retaliate over recent drone strikes on Saudi Arabian oil sites.
A member of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, the congresswoman said the Trump administration “cannot be trusted” to be transparent about any future evidence offered for attacking Iran in response to the strikes, which targeted two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia early Saturday and subsequently put a dent in the world’s crude supply.
“Congress has the constitutional right to declare war,” Ms. Omar, Minnesota Democrat, said on CNN. “The president doesn’t have it. The secretary of state doesn’t have it. And Saudi Arabia certainly doesn’t have it.”
“I think we need to make sure that the American people understand that this administration — that lies about weather maps or crowd sizes — cannot be trusted to give us the full information we need to be able to make a decision whether we should be going to war or not with Iran,” Ms. Omar added. “We are not in a position to think about another endless war, and I really hope that my colleagues in Congress are going to pressure this administration to take a step back and figure out how we use diplomacy in de-escalating the situation.” Read more