Washington, April 7 -- Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), an Air Force veteran, along with fellow members of the House Democratic Veterans Caucus issued 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 civilization, and anyone...