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Yavin4

(35,441 posts)
Sat Jan 4, 2020, 12:19 PM Jan 2020

The Iran strike is the result of NOT holding the Bush administration accountable for Iraq

and lying to get us into that war.

By letting things go, we embolden them to do it again.

This is why sitting next to Bush at a football game was wrong.

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The Iran strike is the result of NOT holding the Bush administration accountable for Iraq (Original Post) Yavin4 Jan 2020 OP
It is also the result of Congress hedging about the authorization of war malaise Jan 2020 #1
THIS !!!! and giving the executive too much war authority uponit7771 Jan 2020 #2
YEAH LET'S BLAME THE DEMOCRATS!!!!! sweetloukillbot Jan 2020 #3
I blame EVERYONE in our elected government and our media for not putting enough pressure on those Yavin4 Jan 2020 #4
K&R X 1000000000000000000000000000 !!! 2naSalit Jan 2020 #5
The Iran strike is the result of Trump being elected. yardwork Jan 2020 #6

malaise

(269,054 posts)
1. It is also the result of Congress hedging about the authorization of war
Sat Jan 4, 2020, 12:21 PM
Jan 2020

Killing a member of the Iranian government in a third country is a major international crime.

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)
4. I blame EVERYONE in our elected government and our media for not putting enough pressure on those
Sat Jan 4, 2020, 01:40 PM
Jan 2020

responsible.

Holding people responsible and accountable for criminal acts is above partisian politics.

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