Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., published an opinion piece in the Washington Post that, in a vacuum, would be considered remarkably milquetoast if not a little ill-informed on foreign policy. It’s a relatively isolationist screed replete with casual straw men about America’s global presence and a compelling personal conceit using her history as a refugee to tie the whole thing together.

It would be a perfectly sub-par piece, maybe even mediocre if we’re giving brownie points to appeals to pathos, if only I could believe one word of it.