Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, said her "moral compass" guided her decision. "However difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint," said Lee, whose district includes Oakland and Berkeley. "I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States," Lee said during the House's five-hour debate on the war resolution.
Lee, who was elected in 1998 to succeed Democratic Rep. Ron Dellums, the district's longtime anti-war congressman, has opposed U.S. military action before. (Edward Epstein, SF Chronicle Washington Bureau)
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