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Catherina

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15. Military and vets contacting Congress.

Reply to Catherina (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 12:18 AM

Sep 2013

Just two examples up on my first page right now

Devin ‏@listeningdev 20m

@repjustinamash Navy vet, served in Iraq. Fight to keep my friends from fighting another war

https://twitter.com/listeningdev/status/374017677158658048

Jayel Aheram ‏@aheram 5h

@repjustinamash Marine vet, OIF IV-V here. Please vote no! Friends and I are calling it "the Amash coalition."

Another one:

Christopher T. IKE ‏@CT_IKE 1h

@repjustinamash 5 year vet. The Army sent me to Egypt, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Say no to Syria, please. It's a lose-lose situation.

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when was the last time congress failed to approve military action when given the chance? [View all] unblock Aug 2013 OP

Well I'll be doing what I can personally to work for it to be a first. David__77 Aug 2013 #1

THe votes were counted before Obama's speech. Probably why he was so late. morningfog Aug 2013 #2

I agree. A consensus was probably taken. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #7

I am betting it will pass with majorities of both parties. nt devils chaplain Aug 2013 #3

If the liberals and the teabaggers who don't want to give Obama an inch team up... onehandle Aug 2013 #4

Outnumbered by moderate Dems and bloodlustful Neocons. nt devils chaplain Aug 2013 #8

You mean if the liberals who opposed Bush's war mongering and illegal and criminal sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #9

Both sides are so divided, whether it passes or fails will be a bipartisan effort. reformist2 Aug 2013 #5

Yeah I tend to agree with you gopiscrap Aug 2013 #6

Well, Hearst had to get somebody to blow up a ship before Congress would do it Recursion Aug 2013 #10

people are blinded by institutions and can't see where the real power is. unblock Sep 2013 #14

Foregone conclusion...the political repercussions have already been assessed and assigned. libdem4life Aug 2013 #11

Juan Cole thinks there's a possibility the " Left-Libertarian alliance in Congress could defeat" it Catherina Aug 2013 #12

Military and vets contacting Congress. Catherina Sep 2013 #15

There's always a first time for everything. Some day it will happen. You know it will. kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #13

Kosovo -- Congress voted no, but Clinton went in anyway. JaneQPublic Sep 2013 #16

1999 MFrohike Sep 2013 #17

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-106publ31/pdf/PLAW-106publ31.pdf unblock Sep 2013 #18

Debatable MFrohike Sep 2013 #20

History is no guide to the behavior of Rethugs in this Congress. pnwmom Sep 2013 #19

They will vote no. B Calm Sep 2013 #21

Viet Nam. 1975 Savannahmann Sep 2013 #22