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In reply to the discussion: Sens. Warren and Sanders voted against funding Obama's War. [View all]CentralMass
(16,993 posts)We pumped arms and weapons into Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan war during Reagan Administration and left a war torn heavily armed country with a power vacuum. Helping to forge AlQuida and the rise of BinLadin and the Taliban
We also looked the other way while our "ally" in that effort became a nuclear power.
The we enabled Saddam Hussein to thwart Iran. Reagan appoint Donald Rumsfeld as special envoy to Iraq to go become buds with Hussein and then lifted congressional bans do that companies like DuPont chemical could do business with them while they expressed shock over him using chemical weapons.
The we had Iran Contra where Ollie and company sold banned weapons and parts to Iran to fund a war in Central America that might have included laundering money through the drug cartel while stirring up shit on both side of the Iraq/Iran war.
Iraq was and is a disaster thanks to the neocons who mangled every aspect of that war.
Even this limited action in Libya had destabilized that country and the region. We helped create another power vacuum.
Reports indicated that weapons stores in Libya are being sold to bad actors on the region. Attack by internal and external militant groups on the country are up and numerous foreign diplomats have been kidnapped and held for ransom.
I think Warrens vote should be applauded .
She voted to not arm another questionable group that might end up being another enemy down the road.