Ilhan Omar is being blasted today from one of her fellow congressmen for actually saying she’s ‘stricken with PTSD’ over all this talk about war with Iran:
Rep. Ilhan Omar complained she’s “stricken with PTSD” because of recent events in the Middle East.
This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation’s veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe. pic.twitter.com/twhZDuUDu0
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) January 8, 2020
If you aren’t familiar with Banks, he’s been with the Navy since 2012 and was deployed to Afghanistan about 6 years ago. So he knows a little something about PTSD.
Omar responded to this saying she survived war in Somalia and does actually suffer from PTSD:
Hi Jim,
I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder—much like many who have served or lived through war.
It’s shameful that you as a member of Congress would erase the PTSD of survivors. pic.twitter.com/QdDBKDSOCS
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 8, 2020
I think the problem is that nobody on the right believes she’s being sincere in any way. After all, look at what else she said today:
She sounds like an Iranian propagandist! She claims Trump has been goading Iran into a war, suggesting he announced sanctions on Iran after canceling the Iran nuclear deal in order “to starve innocent people”. That’s complete garbage.
If Trump wanted to go to war with Iran, he’s already had ample cause to do it and he hasn’t, including last night’s attack. Rather, Trump has showed tremendous restraint in dealing with Iran since he’s been president, choosing de-escalation instead of the alternative.
If Omar is truly suffering from PTSD over all of this, then why was she laughing and joking during this very press conference?