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Kyrsten Sinema on War & Peace
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2003: Led multiple protests against Iraq War
Q [to Senate opponent Martha McSally]: In your debate with Kyrsten Sinema, you said that, back in 2003, Sinema was on a radio talk show where host hypothetically talked about joining the Taliban, and Sinema said "I don't care if you want to do that."
Do you really think that Sinema was approving treason?MCSALLY: Well, it's her words. It's totally out of step with American values.
Q: Sinema says this talk show host was going off presenting all kinds of hypothetical ideas, and she was just trying
to shut him down and get back to the fact that she opposed the Iraq War, which was just about to start in 2003.
MCSALLY: This is a pattern from my opponent. Right after 9/11, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting any military action against terrorists.
She was protesting later in a pink tutu. She was leading multiple protests, handing out flyers at her protest depicting American soldiers as skeletons and saying we are the ones conducting terror in the Middle East. Very much against our military.
Source: Fox News Sunday interviews for 2018 Arizona Senate race
, Oct 21, 2018
2002: Bush's movement to wage war in Iraq was unjustified
Like all Americans, September 11th was a day I will never forget.Within a few days, President Bush had made statements that I felt polarized our world and pushed away those who sought to join us in grieving.
As he began to talk about war, a small group of Phoenicians began to organize. The group started meeting regularly, and we eventually formed a coalition called Arizona Alliance for Peaceful Justice.
Our reason for existence was simple: to advocate for a diplomatic solution to the problems facing us and prevent, as much as possible, any war that would hurt civilians and the innocent.
While we very strongly supported efforts to find and root out terrorism, we were worried that President Bush's movement to wage war in Iraq was unjustified, based on false information, and bad for our country and our world.
Source: Unite and Conquer, by Kyrsten Sinema, p. 43-44
, Jul 1, 2009
Opposes combat operations in Afghanistan.
Sinema opposes the PVS survey question on Afghanistan
Project Vote Smart infers candidate issue stances on key topics by summarizing public speeches and public statements. Congressional candidates are given the opportunity to respond in detail; about 11% did so in the 2012 races.
Project Vote Smart summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Afghanistan: Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan?'
Source: Project Vote Smart 12-PVS-q17 on Aug 30, 2012
Ground troops plus drone strikes to destroy ISIL.
Sinema co-sponsored H.R.4869
The strategy to destroy ISIL shall include the following elements: - An update on the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and specific actions being taken to destroy and eliminate ISIL.
- A strategy for the deployment of United States military assets, including ground combat forces, to train and equip allies, as well as potential direct confrontation with ISIL fighters and its affiliates.
- A strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes in Iraq and Syria against ISIL senior leaders and infrastructure, as well as the viability of the use of airstrikes in conjunction with regional partners that face a significant threat from ISIL and its affiliates.
- A plan to strengthen the capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, the Jordanian Armed Forces, the Afghanistan Security Forces, and others to counter gains by ISIL and its affiliates.
- A plan to provide humanitarian assistance and relief, governance, and rule of law to regions previously impacted by ISIL and its affiliates.
- Prevention of a reconstitution of ISIL or its affiliates in the region.
- Use of social media and other communication technologies to counter ISIL’s propaganda, influence, and ability to recruit fighters domestically and internationally.
Source: Comprehensive Strategy to Destroy ISIL Act 16-HR4869 on Mar 23, 2016
Page last updated: Jan 08, 2019
