Democratic representatives release joint statement on Lebanon war powers resolution | LIVE BLOG
"We stand with the Lebanese people, the government of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces in their efforts to live peacefully and defeat Hezbollah"
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In a joint statement from Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, and Pete Aguilar, the lawmakers sided with Lebanon and its people against Hezbollah
However, they also stated they did not support President Trump's "efforts to entangle the US in a war in Lebanon or other parts of the Middle East and do not support the involvement of US troops out of the region