Tammy Duckworth Suddenly Cares About Syria Refugees

Tammy Duckworth Suddenly Cares About Syria Refugees

by Joel B. Pollak 19 Nov 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/19/tammy-duckworth-suddenly-cares-about-syria-refugees/

Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) 14^%, who is running for Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 25^%’s U.S. Senate seat, is suddenly speaking out about Syrian refugees, after doing and saying nothing for years.

She published an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune: “Reject fearmongers, welcome Syrian refuges.”

She went on Wednesday’s Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC to repeat those sentiments. Curiously, though, Duckworth never did much for Syria or refugees before the Paris attacks, or before GOP opposition arose to Obama’s refugee plan.

In 2013, Duckworth opposed President Barack Obama’s plan for limited strikes against Syria, saying: “”War is messy. War is never that simple.”

She said that while “Syria is undergoing a humanitarian crisis,” and “the United States cannot stand by as innocent civilians are being massacred,” she wanted “to make sure we don’t commit resources, the most precious of which are our men and women in uniform, with no comprehensive plan for our involvement.”

She said nothing about helping Syrian refugees.

In 2014, Duckworth also voted against funding for Syrian rebels. She remained skeptical in 2015, saying in Congress that she had “some real reservations about our mission to train and equip the Syrian opposition forces.”

But she proposed no alternative for dealing with the Syrian civil war, the rise of ISIS, or the refugee problem, other than saying that a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) was needed before we could commit any further military resources to the problems in the region.

A search of Duckworth’s website and the Congressional Record suggests that she has said almost nothing about Syrian refugees since being elected to Congress in 2012–long after the Syrian civil war began.

Suddenly, however, Duckworth has discovered that “acting indifferent to human suffering ultimately threatens national security.”

She hasn’t discovered her humanitarian principles. Rather, she’s discovered a new set of Democratic Party talking points, just in time for the 2016 elections and the Senate primary.

Chicago Tribune

David D. Hiller was the publisher & president & CEO for the Chicago Tribune, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Note: R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                      

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).      

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Human Rights Watch, Refugees International, and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, is a director emeritus at Refugees International, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Lee H. Hamilton is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future, President Obama names him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and an advisory board member for the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands.

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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

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Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, is a political commentator at MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Togo D. West Jr. is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Eric K. Shinseki was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Barack Obama administration.

Tammy Duckworth was the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Barack Obama administration, is an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy, an advisory board member at the Truman National Security Project, and married to Bryan Bowlsbey.

Madeleine K. Albright was the president of the Center for National Policy, is an advisory board member at the Truman National Security Project, an advisory board member for the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, a professor at Georgetown University, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Bryan Bowlsbey is married to Tammy Duckworth, and a major for the Illinois National Guard.

Jennifer N. Pritzker was a lieutenant colonel for the Illinois National Guard, and is part-owner in the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.

Penny S. Pritzker is part-owner in the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co., a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, was the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and Craig M. Robinson’s basketball coach for the children's team.

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R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is Craig M. Robinson’s sister. 

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, and a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

African American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.

Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. was a member of the African American Religious Leadership Committee, and is a senior pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Oprah Winfrey was a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

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