Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) launched a profane attack on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Monday evening, denouncing the idea of defending Saudi Arabia: “We are not your prostitutes. You are not our pimp.”
Gabbard was responding to President Trump’s statements about a potential U.S. response to a recent attack by Houthi rebels on oilfields in Saudi Arabia that threatened global oil supplies and the security of a key American ally.
In a video released on Twitter, Gabbard declared:
Yesterday President Trump offered to place our military, my brothers and sisters in uniform, under the command [sic] of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the dictator of the Islamist Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [sic]. Trump said, “[We] are locked and loaded, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!” Mr. President, as you know, I have never engaged in hateful rhetoric against you [sic], or your family, and I never will, but your offering our military assets to the dictator of Saudi Arabia to use as he sees fit, is a betrayal of my brothers and sisters in uniform who are ready to give our lives for our country, not for the Islamist dictator of Saudi Arabia. For you to think that you can pimp out our proud servicemen and women to the Prince of Saudi Arabia is disgraceful, and it once again shows that you are unfit to serve as our commander in chief. As a member of Congress, and as a soldier, I and all of my brothers and sisters in uniform have taken an oath to protect and defend the American people and the Constitution of the United States of America. There is nothing in our Constitution that gives you the power to go to war without the express consent of Congress [sic], but to speak of giving you the power to offer our military to a foreign power like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to use as they wish — President Trump, your words and actions are a betrayal of my brothers and sisters in uniform, the American people, and our Constitution. My fellow servicemembers and I — we are not your prostitutes. You are not our pimp.
#1: Darkwing To: Ada (#0)
Darkwing posted on 2019-09-17 12:43:53 Reply Private Reply
#2: Lod To: Ada (#0)
Good job, Tulsi.
Lod posted on 2019-09-17 13:09:45 Reply Private Reply
#3: Cynicom To: Lod, All (#2)
The sky is falling. Gabbard...as ex military person, it seems she never attended the War College.
What Trump SAYS and what he DOES are two different operations.
For instance if Trump said..."Saudi is on their own, whatever Iran does is none of our concern or business".
Gabbard needs stay in shallow end of pool with other intellectual minnows.
We have been in Europe for 70 years to keep Russians at home???? What asinine rhetoric, bring all troops home and the world will live happily ever after.?????
Cynicom posted on 2019-09-17 14:11:25 Reply Private Reply
#4: johnj To: Ada (#0)
johnj posted on 2019-09-17 19:15:08 Reply Private Reply
#5: Lod To: johnj (#4)
Lod posted on 2019-09-17 19:17:04 Reply Private Reply
#6: FormerLurker To: Cynicom (#3)
She's against regime change wars, which is practically all of them. We are better off saving that money and putting it towards actually BUILDING our military, AND infrastructure.
When you have been at war for 19 years with the same tribes equipped with nothing but light weapons, there's something broken somewhere.
She also serves on the House Armed Forces Committee, so she is a tad bit better informed than you Cyni.
Why do you think it's a great idea we continue to bring death and destruction to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and that'd it be a great idea to go to war with Russia, China, and Iran?
FormerLurker posted on 2019-09-17 20:16:20 Reply Private Reply
#7: Cynicom To: johnj (#4)
Unfit????
Gabbard is so shallow on history and geo/politics that it would be be better for her to confine herself to being a politician.
Gabbard and the rest of the wild eyed communists "running" for President are an embarrassment to our political system.
Cynicom posted on 2019-09-17 20:25:53 Reply Private Reply
#8: IRTorqued To: FormerLurker, Cynicom (#6)
because the old fart war monger's butt isn't on the line, that and stuck in 1951.
IRTorqued posted on 2019-09-17 20:34:29 Reply Private Reply
#9: IRTorqued To: FormerLurker, Cynicom (#6)
because the old fart war monger's butt isn't on the line, that and he is stuck in 1951.
IRTorqued posted on 2019-09-17 20:35:10 Reply Private Reply
#10: FormerLurker To: IRTorqued, Cynicom (#8)
His butt is on the line as well as the rest of ours if we provoke a nuclear war. But yeah, his knowledge of the world hasn't kept up with things, it's as if the past 68 years never happened.
FormerLurker posted on 2019-09-17 23:23:41 Reply Private Reply
#11: FormerLurker To: Cynicom (#7)
So you think Trump is a genius in these matters? LOL!!!
The people running this country obviously have no clue as to what they're doing, unless of course they are DELIBERATELY trashing our status in the civilized world, sabotaging any hope for peace, killing innocent people throughout the world, and tearing down the Bill of Rights every chance they get.
FormerLurker posted on 2019-09-17 23:27:23 Reply Private Reply
#12: BTP Holdings To: FormerLurker (#10)
Who here on 4um is a true history buff? There are a great many things I learned from being an initial subscriber to The Barnes Review. It is a history magazine. And though my illness (bacterial menigitis) has wiped out a bunch of my memory, I am thankful that much of it is returning. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2019-09-17 23:46:25 Reply Private Reply
#13: BTP Holdings To: Ada (#0)
Who pimped out our troops for the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan? And who allowed the carnage to continue after W was retired to Texas?
We all know Israel was behind this and neocons like the Dark Prince, Richard Perle was pushing for an invasion all along. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard _Perle
George W Bush and Barack Obama are culpable on all counts. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2019-09-18 00:04:48 Reply Private Reply
#14: NeoconsNailed To: BTP Holdings (#13)
HahahaHAAAAA, now that is classic! Was just going to say WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE who's commanding 'our' troops when they're ONLY and ALWAYS used for criminal purposes.
"my brothers and sisters in uniform" -- afraid I could never vote for somebody who actually believes that nonsense, or pretends to.
www.youtube.com/watch? v=y9r0zm4surY
NeoconsNailed posted on 2019-09-18 01:07:50 Reply Private Reply
#15: BTP Holdings To: NeoconsNailed (#14)
Anyone can hit the bullseye once in a while thru dumb luck. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2019-09-18 01:17:14 Reply Private Reply
#16: Ada To: BTP Holdings (#13)
Ada posted on 2019-09-18 14:01:57 Reply Private Reply
#17: Lod To: Ada (#16)
And very few say anything about resolving that problem.
Lod posted on 2019-09-18 16:55:31 Reply Private Reply