We Must Apply Our Universal Values to All Nations
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We Must Apply Our Universal Values to All Nations. Only Then Will We Achieve Peace
Valuing human rights also means applying the same standards to our friends and our enemies
by: Ilhan Omar
Palestinians carry a wounded protester east of Gaza City on 5 October 2018. (Photo: AFP)
Since I began my first term in Congress, I have sought to speak openly and honestly about the scale of the issues our country faces — whether it is ending the crippling burden of student debt, tackling the existential threat of climate change or making sure no one in one of the richest countries in the world dies from lack of health care. As a survivor of war and a refugee, I have also sought to have an honest conversation about U.S. foreign policy, militarism and our role in the ...
