I've heard all kinds of arguments by establishment #USDemocrats about the #US war on #Iran, how bad the strategy was, how its end-goal shifted from regime change to reopening of the Strait, the lack of an exit strategy, that it is "Trump's war", and myriad others, but what I haven't heard is the simple demand:
STOP THE WAR!
Why is that? Why is it that mainstream Democrats can only allude to but never actually utter this simple demand?
(Adam Smith = progressive Dem) ∉ establishment
Because war is good for business.
And the kind of business that benefits from war donate money to both republicans and democrats.
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:
@khm
Thanks for letting me know. I'd rather have Jeffreys's and NatSec Dems' statements reach my, and I guess many other people's ears and eyes through normal news channels, than through a post calling my post bullshit.
Of course I'd also expect Democrats to do a lot more to stop a war, than just issue statements for the record. There is a reason I put "STOP THE WAR" in capitals, but that's probably too much to ask from spineless enablers.
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