In the wake of the U.S. airstrikes on Iran, Democrats are pointing to Trump’s own promises that he wouldn’t ensnare the country in foreign conflicts.

Democrats are seizing on Donald Trump’s surprise attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities to make the case that the world is becoming more dangerous on his watch, not less, and that he is reneging on a promise to avoid foreign military interventions.

The argument strikes at Trump’s contention that his blend of negotiating skills and toughness is enough to keep the United States safe.

In the space of a few days, Trump has made the United States a combatant in another Middle East war that exposes soldiers to potential deadly reprisals, Democrats contend.

In a statement, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin pointed to Trump’s inaugural address, in which he said he would measure his success by “the wars we never get into.”

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      Tell yourself that all you want buddy. I wish I hadn’t voted for her, it was stupid voting for someone who clearly gives no shits about fighting fascism or preventing genocide, and I won’t be voting for blue presidents ever again bc they’re only going to get further and further right

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        Because it makes so much more sense to abstain from voting so now your vote is for fascism as opposed to picking the non-fascist.

        It’s peak denial of reality

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          “as opposed to picking the non-fascist” Liberals are fascists. They have done nothing at all to oppose trump. When they stop siding with fascists over progressives literally every single time, maybe you’ll have something remotely resembling a point

          When there’s 9 people at a table and a fascist sits, etc etc

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            Liberals I’d say are to the immediate left of fascism. They definently enable policies that allow fascists to exist. While never taking that power themselves.

            What people like you seem to forget is that our voting system is fundamentally broken and flawed. It limits our voice so short of a revolution we have to pick damage contol.

            Funnily enough the only people that have tried to fix it are the democrats. Plenty of states under democratic control have pushed for a popular vote for president. It’s not going to fix the voting system, but it would be a big improvement and then you would actually have a significantly better chance to get a third party canidate elected. Then you would have a point.

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              I’m cool with fighting for some things liberals also fight for, especially those kinda of voting reforms, bc along with ensuring conservatives lose every election, i bet it’d force liberals to actually appeal to the left to not risk losing to real progressives. Sadly they’ll prob stop supporting that the moment it actually threatens to change the status quo at all

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          THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR

          QUIT EXCUSING YOUR UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LIBERALS

          Just say you love killing gazans and getting fascists into office, there’s no other explanation for thinking democrats are even remotely decent

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            All caps doesn’t make you right buddy. I hate it, but until we can reform our fundamentally flawed system there are two options. Especially for president. If you split a state to a progressive canidate you almost garuntee a Fascist/Republican victory. The system itself is flawed. I’m sorry it’s a harsh reality to accept. I was like you once. I made this very mistake back in 2016, and I vowed to never be such a fool again.

            Don’t chose fascism friend.

            Just say you love killing gazans

            Save the weak and overdone character attacks. The apartheid state of Israel has no right to exist. Unfortunately that wasn’t on my ballot and no torching my vote didn’t put it on the ballot either.