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  1. CT_Phipps-Author on

    Any reason they’re not asking the Republicans other than the collective belief they don’t count?

  2. DarkChaplain on

    Ah, yes, the party that is decidedly *not* in charge, which hasn’t stacked the courts with loyalist pricks, is supposed to get into gear and end fix things so the *other* party need not grow a spine and speak up against their dear leader.

    Figures.

  3. BlotchComics on

    Does the author understand that as the minority party in both chambers of congress the Democrats have no power to end the war?

  4. Late-Dingo-8567 on

    Challenge: Media hold republicans accountable while they control WH & Congress

    Difficulty: impossible

  5. MARIOpronoucedMA-RJO on

    I’m sorry who controls the legislative branch? Oh right the Republicans, why don’t you ask them the same question?

  6. KrakenOmega112 on

    Yeah, if only the Democrats in congress would introduce a wars power bill to disallow the war in Iran.

    (/s, just in case someone doesn’t know that they did)

  7. And pray tell what Hogwarts level wizardry are they supposed to employ with their current numbers?

  8. I was hoping when I read this article to see an actual idea for what the Democrats could do that I had missed.

    There wasn’t one.

  9. It’s interesting how Republicans can make things worse for years at a time, control all branches of government but the Democrats need to stop dragging their feet?

  10. Cool_Guy_McFly on

    Republicans have a majority in the house and the senate. You are asking the wrong party to do something about this.

  11. Sorry, Commondreams.

    I’m not falling for your endless routine of blame Democrats for everything Republicans do.

    Nice try though.

  12. PracticeNo9768 on

    Yes, please blame Dems more and ensure the left infighting keeps us under fascist control. Way to go common dreams.

  13. Legitimate question – why is common dreams not banned like Breitbart and other rags? It is constantly attacking democrats, usually with shit like this where the Dems *already introduced a bill to do this but the R majority voted it down*.

    Are the “writers” at common dreams so dumb they don’t understand American civics or who controls Congress? Or is it just all AI at this point?

    What happened to civics education in the US that someone could blame democrats for not stopping this? I pray it’s a machine as it is unfathomably depressing to assume any human could be so dumb

  14. Why do Democrats continually eat their own? These headlines only show how ignorant the left can be about how government works. Where is your urgent message to REPUBLICANS? You know… the ones with the actual power to pressure Trump into stopping this war?

  15. Urgent message to the news outlet: blame the party who holds all three branches responsible.

  16. oledesertslewfoot on

    Why is common dreams even allowed to be posted here anymore? Absolute joke of a headline and article.

  17. Ok, so actually reading the article, I think the headline is doing a severe disservice to a point that frustrates a lot of people.

    The actual article itself isn’t complaining that Democrats aren’t stopping the war, but complaining about *the way* democrats are talking about the conflict.

    Democrats don’t talk about this being an illegal war. They don’t talk about the immorality of attacking a nation for no reason and “accidentally” murdering children.

    Instead they complain that Republicans didn’t follow “procedure”. They complain that Trump hasn’t provided “specific war goals”. And they say that “Trump can’t win without boots on the ground” as if this is all just a game of Risk.

    They don’t say – There was no reason for the US to attack Iran, thousands are now dead, neighbouring nations are suffering, and people across the globe will suffer because of oil and fertiliser shortages.

    No, instead they point out that fuel prices going up and smugly say that it’s going to be bad for Republicans in the midterms.

    Most Democratic politicians give no indication that they actually give a shit about the wanton murder being commited in the middle east, and don’t give a shit about all the death and suffering this war has, will, and could cause. Instead they mostly seem chafed that Republicans didn’t follow procedure, and smug that this will help them in the midterms.

    That’s what this article is about.

  18. Turbulent_Deal_3145 on

    That’s like telling a floor level employee to save the company from mismanagement.

    Bitch I don’t have any power here. I’m just along for the ride.

  19. Internal_Swing_2743 on

    Yeah right? If only democrats had the power in the congress to do that as the minority party in both houses

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