*Fetterman, bumbles...
(I think Chris Potter meant to say 'Iran' instead of 'Iraq' but that fancy Bluesky doesn't have 'Edit' yet, so....)
This is why I feel the Dems are secretly running the UK Labour Party....
#UKpol #UKPolitics #USPol #USPolitics #Labour #Dems #Fetterman #Failure
x-FBI Director James Comey said “the process is the punishment.”
Democrats need take that statement and turn it into an ad campaign across the country. That phrase perfectly explains how political investigations and legal pressure are often used damage people before
>Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.
I agree, but more likely general reparations will take the form of "tolls" for passage of the Straight of Hormuz, yes?
>The political situation is lose-lose as well.
>If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”
>If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.
>If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.
Not sure I'd call this "lose-lose". The first two items are matters of "perception" only. This would be a major "stand up to #Trump moment", at least for #Dems. The perception of Dems as a party is already way down. It could help IMO.
Second, a more obvious issue is hinted in your third point. We have a #Constitution & #Laws for a reason. While there is some ambiguity, there is actually a Right Way to do things in the US most of the time. Shutting down an illegal #war is the right thing to do. It will save both $$ and lives in the long run. If this is perceived as "losing" then so be it!
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