Washington, April 7 -- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, joined fellow House Democratic veterans to release the following statement:
"Words matter in times of peace, but especially in times of war. We served our country and are no strangers to war. What Trump threatened this morning - that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' - cannot be ignored, rationalized, or dismissed. It is not 'strategic posturing' to threaten to annihilate an entire people. It threatens a war crime so grave that no person should condone it.
"There is no strategic justification for threatening to destroy an entire civilizati...