[The Lid] In a series of late-night tweets, Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued Monday that the United States shouldn’t have authorized military force against those behind the 9/11 attacks.Ocasio-Cortez was responding to a social media post by Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar for a series of recent anti-Semitic comments.
"It is disturbing that Rep. Omar continues to perpetuate hurtful anti-Semitic stereotypes that misrepresent our Jewish community," Vargas stated. "Additionally, questioning support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is unacceptable."
The New York socialist objected to the notion that one cannot question foreign policy, incorrectly claiming both major political parties were in agreement in ratifying an Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) for the Iraq War.
Shouldn’t Have Responded to Terrorist Attack
Lee was actually the lone dissenter on an AUMF voted on in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Iraq War resolution was objected by more lawmakers, passing the House by a vote of 297-133, and the Senate 77-23.
Ocasio-Cortez later corrected her tweet by saying it was the war in Afghanistan she was referring to, adding that "we shouldn’t have been in either" war.
The AUMF Lee objected to was voted on Septemeber 14th, 2001, just days after Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda murdered thousands of Americans on U.S. soil.