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Hegseth says Iran won’t be a ‘politically correct’ war as he lays out US objectives: ‘No democracy-building exercise’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Like.. who is this for? MAGA doesn't want this war. Democratic voters don't want the is war

The only people who seem to want this are karaoke Democratic and Republican lawmakers, old guard neocons or Israel first Dems.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

Sadly you just described like 90% of our elected government.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

...the same people own all those you just mentioned, big business runs the US and always has. the US exports war because it's MIC demands it be so.

the lines must go up

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

karaoke Democratic and Republican lawmakers

Its only just now I realize I wrote "karaoke" lawmakers.

I love this.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Voters do not matter in US wars.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago

Also the iranians traitors in the west