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theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
Fri Sep 19, 2014, 06:57 AM Sep 2014

How they voted: Congress approves Obama’s plan to fight Islamist militants

Thought some folks would like to view how each of their representatives voted.

Here's how Senators voted on President Obama’s plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels Thursday. 78 senators voted yes, while 22 voted no.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/sept-2014-IS-vote/

While in the House, here's the vote breakdown:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/house-roll-call-syrian-rebels-training/2014/09/17/014847da-3eb6-11e4-a430-b82a3e67b762_story.html

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How they voted: Congress approves Obama’s plan to fight Islamist militants (Original Post) theHandpuppet Sep 2014 OP
So they will train Islamist rebels to fight other Islamist rebels CJCRANE Sep 2014 #1

CJCRANE

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1. So they will train Islamist rebels to fight other Islamist rebels
Fri Sep 19, 2014, 07:34 AM
Sep 2014

and at the same time attempt to overthrow a secular government that protects christians and other minorities.

Does that make any kind of sense or am I living in bizarro world?



Whatever happens, America is now all in in a three way religious/civil war.

And how do we justify sanctions against Russia when we are openly doing what we accuse them of doing?

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