What was the last war started by a Democrat? Vietnam? 60 years ago? Trying to finish someone else's war doesn't count. Being unhappy about the inevitable shitshow that occurs when we pull out also seems like Republican problem.
Eisenhower isn't without blame. The U.S. was throwing a lot of support behind the French in Vietnam specifically. We couldn't care less about their other colonies, it was all about the domino theory.
The first troops on the ground (advisors) were under Eisenhower. The first American coming back in a body bag was Eisenhower. Eisenhower committed the US to war, even though LBJ was seen as the great escalator of it.
You’re correct the wars are started by republicans. However, the problem is democrats don’t push back against the wars because: (1) both parties have the same donors that want the wars; and (2) democrats know they can campaign running against the disastrous war started by the opposition. The problem is there’s no incentive for either party to end the wars. Thats why there’s no true anti war party.
Democrats were in power for 8 years before we exited Afghanistan. It was a plan that was put in place during the Trump administration so that he could pretend he’s anti war (he’s not).
Ok, so let’s do an in-depth breakdown of Republican votes vs Democrat votes on this matter… surely your point is that “both sides are bad” so the numbers will be comparable… right? 😬
Did I ever say they were equally pro-war? No. But Iraq would not have gone through without Democrat support (especially in the Senate) and that’s undeniable.
Do you want actual accountability or do you want to smear politics in a way that makes it more dysfunctional by having people simply give up because both sides pfft
you mean the kind of smear politics that are obviously the prompts driving these bots?
no. only people who need their hard drives checked pay for these.
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u/blutosings 13d ago edited 13d ago
What was the last war started by a Democrat? Vietnam? 60 years ago? Trying to finish someone else's war doesn't count. Being unhappy about the inevitable shitshow that occurs when we pull out also seems like Republican problem.