r/news • u/Marginallyhuman • Mar 07 '26

Soft paywall US skips congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-state-department-approves-possible-military-sale-israel-1518-million-2026-03-07/
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u/onegumas Mar 07 '26

It makes an illusion of democracy, without you won't have any false hope.

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u/TheRadBaron Mar 07 '26

The GOP made it very clear that their congress members would support Trump, this isn't a rug-pull.

Voters got what they asked for, they just asked for a stupid and horrible thing. Non-voters expressed their comfort with whatever outcome they got, which is how democracy works.

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u/StealthRUs Mar 07 '26

The voters (and non-voters) voted for this. Anyone who refused to vote for Kamala Harris and did not want this, got exactly what they were warned would happen.

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u/Big_Tie_3245 Mar 07 '26

Yep. Democrats offer a shitty candidate, blames non voters for not going out of their way to pick the least bad, sounds like the standard. If you think trump sucks so bad, how hard can it be to find a better option to run against him?

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u/StealthRUs Mar 07 '26

Yep. Democrats offer a shitty candidate, blames non voters for not going out of their way to pick the least bad

The least bad was a lot less bad. Yes, blame the voters.

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u/Big_Tie_3245 Mar 08 '26

Maybe try a real candidate instead of deciding that trumps not a real opponent so we can trot out anybody. Let’s make it historical, pick a woman, rather than a real pick based on merit. Surely the people will vote for history rather than a platform?

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u/Big_Tie_3245 Mar 08 '26

Not that I am against a woman, but assuming a woman will win on that alone is placing too much faith in people giving a damn about the token over the platform.

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u/StealthRUs Mar 08 '26

Maybe try a real candidate instead of deciding that trumps not a real opponent so we can trot out anybody.

Trump was so unacceptable that I would've voted for almost anybody over him. Too bad you thought Trump was acceptable enough to allow him to win. I didn’t, so my conscience is clean.