'We Need To Be the Anti-War Party,' Says Iranian-American House Democrat
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In this video, Mehdi interviews Yassamin Ansari – the first and only Iranian-American Democrat in Congress – who explains why she “hopes” this deal will mark the end of this war. She also discusses why some Democrats are trying to rally against the peace deal.
“It’s the natural inclination to want to criticize Donald Trump and what he’s done, because what he did was insane,” Ansari says to Mehdi. “Sometimes in that effort, we may inadvertently become obstacles to peace as Democrats.”
In this wide-ranging interview, Mehdi and Ansari discuss the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, her party’s handling of the war, and more. She also, for the first time, accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza – joining the growing list of Democrats willing to use that term.
Here are some highlights of the discussion:
Her impeachment articles against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his alleged war crimes in Iran (“That bombing at the school in Minab… was the final straw for me.”)
https://zeteo.com/p/iran-peace-deal-ansari-democrats
There is a video at link of Ansari's interview with Zeteo. It is not a Youtube video which is why I'm sharing here instead of Liberal Youtubers but the article details much of what they discuss in the video at the link.
I think war can be necessary at times with Ukraine fighting back against Russian aggression but in general I don't support a foreign policy filled with hypocrisy and double standards so in that case I'm mostly against conflicts against smaller countries. The more powerful ones like Russia the US avoids a direct confrontation
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