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Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who attended the speech, accused the prime minister of trying to push the United States into war.
This is a prime minister whos never seen a war he didnt want our country to fight, Huffman said, adding that diplomats negotiating with Iran shouldnt be distracted by Netanyahus address.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a liberal Illinois Democrat, suggested Netanyahus credibility is suspect because he also backed the 2003 war in Iraq.
What I heard today felt to me like an effort to stampede the United States into war once again, she said.
Another Democrat compared Netanyahu to George W. Bushs former vice president. This speech was straight out of the Dick Cheney playbook, said Kentucky Rep. John Yarmuth. It was fear-mongering at its ultimate.
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