On Episode 99 of War Room: Impeachment Raheem Kassam and Greg Manz discussed the leftâs response to the death of Soleimani. Manz noted the Democratsâ use of the terminology âwar crimesâ to describe the Trump administrationâs recent and future action in the Middle East.
Kassam began by demonstrating the leftâs lack of understanding of the recent actions the Trump administration took in Iran. He read aloud Rep. Ocasio-Cortezâs response to a tweet from the President on the matter:
âThis is a war crime. Threatening to target and kill innocent families, women and children â which is what youâre doing by targeting cultural sites â does not make you a âtough guy.â It does not make you âstrategic.â It makes you a monster.â
The Presidentâs original tweet explained the supposed âcultural sitesâ Ocasio-Cortez was referencingâ
ââŠ.targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!â
âLetâs be very clear about something,â Kassam explained, âthe literalist left not being able to pass the Presidentâs tweets very well. When he says âimportant to the Iranian culture,â heâs not talking about âcultural sitesâ. Heâs not talking about museums. Heâs not talking about historical sites.â
âHeâs talking about the Iranian culture as it pertains to the leadership,â Kassam asserted. âItâs 2020âŠWhy do I have to explain this to people.â
This is a war crime.
Threatening to target and kill innocent families, women and children â which is what youâre doing by targeting cultural sites â does not make you a âtough guy.â
It does not make you âstrategic.â
It makes you a monster. https://t.co/IjkNO8BD07— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 5, 2020
Manz continued dissecting the leftâs response, focusing on the use of the terminology âwar crimesâ: âAs things are playing out here, look for the Democrats calling anything coming up from the administration, any other attacks in the Middle East âwar crimes.ââ
He explained the left is cherrypicking their words in order to shape the narrative: âThat is a talking point that youâre seeing on the Sunday shows happening literally right now. Tweets, statements â theyâre using âwar crimesâ as a specific terminology for what the administration is likely to do.â