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Aerows

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6. "The 273-156 vote crossed party lines to an unusual degree"

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 06:56 PM

Sep 2014

It's only unusual if you haven't been paying attention. There is ALWAYS support for war.

Try to get appropriations for infrastructure in the US, and everybody in Congress has a heart attack trying to stop it, or pretend that they want it (while having a heart attack trying to stop it).

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House grudgingly approves arms for Syrian rebels [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP

Best of a long list of bad options? louis-t Sep 2014 #1

Don't the Syrian rebels already have enough U.S. weapons? OnlinePoker Sep 2014 #2

That would be nice. 840high Sep 2014 #9

Whoa jamzrockz Sep 2014 #22

grudgingly? Autumn Sep 2014 #3

Who will teach ISIL how to use them? merrily Sep 2014 #4

When I read your comment, christx30 Sep 2014 #14

Stock in the manufacturers of the weapons? Not if you think IS will be merrily Sep 2014 #19

Well, that's a half a billion bucks down the toilet. At best. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #5

A half a billion? Aerows Sep 2014 #7

This particular vote authorized the expenditure of $500 million. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #18

True. A billion just doesn't stretch very far anymore. merrily Sep 2014 #20

"The 273-156 vote crossed party lines to an unusual degree" Aerows Sep 2014 #6

And there has always been anti-war lelties and libertarians. clg311 Sep 2014 #11

I am probably the odd man out here but I say good! William769 Sep 2014 #8

I agree with you on many things my friend Aerows Sep 2014 #15

What horseshit. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #10

Another win for bin laden. NT clg311 Sep 2014 #12

Yuck. bigwillq Sep 2014 #13

Wasn't there an AP article lancer78 Sep 2014 #16

I was about to post that too. christx30 Sep 2014 #24

Saudi has 300 combat aircraft, dozens of F-15's and almost 80 Eurofighter jets...let them clean Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #17

As long as the arms only go to good rebels, not bad daleo Sep 2014 #21

Lets hope jamzrockz Sep 2014 #23

Interesting. About this time last year the House was going to vote down actual air strikes in Syria. pampango Sep 2014 #25

It's OK. We will send troops in 2-3 years as this gets more out of control Renew Deal Sep 2014 #26