"Lee said she was all for responding to the Sept. 11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people, but worried the authorization was too open-ended and was being rushed through Congress at an emotional time. Trained in psychiatric social work, Lee said she knew that âwhen youâre angry, when youâre sad, when youâre emotional, when youâre frustrated ... you donât make hard decisions. Thatâs Psychology 101.â In a speech on the House floor, Lee implored her colleagues to âjust pause, just for a minute, and think through the implications of our actions today, so that this does not spiral out of control.â Her plea went unheeded.... The first call she received after the vote was from her father, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, who told her always to look for alternatives to putting American troopsâ lives at risk. âHe told me, âThat was the right vote, and youâre going to catch hell, but stand strong. Youâre doing this for our troops, youâre doing this for the country,ââ Lee said."
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'Not so lonely anymore: Barbara Lee no longer a team of one on war powers' by Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle, (20 July 2019)
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