Carl Lambrecht
Role at the time: Republican candidate for U.S. House in Illinois's 10th district, in an email to Dispute Index
Statement summary
Carl Lambrecht, the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Illinois's 10th district, said in an email to Dispute Index that Iran should not have a nuclear bomb and that he therefore supports the war.
“Iran should not have a nuclear bomb. Therefore I support the war.”
Read the full email
Iran should not have a nuclear bomb. Therefore I support the war.
Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Asked that question, Lambrecht says he supports the war and gives keeping a nuclear bomb from Iran as his reason, which backs continuing the operation, so we labeled it Defended or excused. He did not say directly how he would vote on such a resolution.