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moniss

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2. I condemned the media for lapping it up and

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 10:35 AM

Oct 10

being all thrilled about being "embedded" as though they were going to Disneyland. I condemned the destruction of people who were questioning the legitimacy for the war. There was never actual real action taken by big media for individual and organizational accountability and that same cowardice was displayed in the 2016 election and onward and it hasn't changed.

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US Senate unanimously endorses repeal of 2002 Iraq war resolution [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 10 OP

Just 23 years late! Gore1FL Oct 10 #1

I condemned the media for lapping it up and moniss Oct 10 #2

M$M and Military Industrial Complex are on the side of monied interests bucolic_frolic Oct 10 #4

I condemn Americans for lapping it up. maxsolomon Oct 10 #10

In defense of your average, uninformed dumbass,... LudwigPastorius Oct 10 #21

A pitifully transparent propaganda tsunami. maxsolomon Oct 13 #24

Flexing muscle bucolic_frolic Oct 10 #3

Better late than never, I guess... Fil1957 Oct 10 #5

Now if we could only prevent the president from waging war on Americans... Qutzupalotl Oct 10 #6

Does this affect brakester Oct 10 #8

I could be wrong but I believe there was another use of force authorization for the LT Barclay Oct 10 #11

The repeal does not affect current U.S. military operations, as those are largely covered under a separate 2001 AUMF Wiz Imp Oct 10 #18

Only way for that.... The Grand Illuminist Oct 10 #20

The dead may or may not have forgotten Tetrachloride Oct 10 #7

"That many now view as a mistake" Ponietz Oct 10 #9

Long overdue. Now watch trump veto it...nt Wounded Bear Oct 10 #12

He won't veto it. Wiz Imp Oct 10 #17

GeeDumbya and Cheney The Dick should be hanging in The Hague for their war crimes. OMGWTF Oct 10 #13

And this does what to help us now? Biophilic Oct 10 #14

hundreds of thousands killed and nobody called it genocide jg10003 Oct 10 #15

No authorization for a war on Venezuela, Bayard Oct 10 #16

Until 2020 I refused to vote for ANYONE in a Democratic primary who voted for the IWR in 2002. Martin Eden Oct 10 #19

Oh, well that makes it all better... Aristus Oct 11 #22

Ahh, seems like only yesterday RandiFan1290 Oct 11 #23