(26.6.2017) The Democratic Party Establishment, and the party elites have been trying to oust Tulsi from the party since she first left her position with the DNC. More recently, after the 2016 election she has continued to be a staunch anti-war advocate. This is causing anger and frustration amongst many establishment democrats who have been continuously beating the war drum in Syria. Her anti-imperialist views on American Foreign Policy were formed during her military service during the Iraq war. Gabbard is constantly voicing her opposition to these counterproductive interventionist regime change wars.