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Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran, currently serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "There are a lot of reasons for me to make this decision. "There is one main issue that is central to the rest, and that is the issue of war and peace," Gabbard added. Rania Batrice, who was a deputy campaign manager for Bernie Sanders in 2016 and is now a top aide to Gabbard, will be the campaign manager, Batrice says. Gabbard has staked out anti-interventionist foreign policy positions in Congress. "Initially, I hadn't planned on meeting him," Gabbard told CNN's Jake Tapper in January of 2017. "When the opportunity arose to meet with him, I did so because I felt it's important that if we profess to truly care about the Syrian people, about their suffering, then we've got to be able to meet with anyone that we need to if there is a possibility that we could achieve peace, and that's exactly what we talked about." Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced on New Year's Eve that she was forming an exploratory committee for a presidential run. A number of other potential Democratic candidates, including heavyweights like former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, are currently weighing whether to run for president and are expected to announce their decision soon. CNN's Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg contributed to this report.