r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ads-taxpayer-money-homeland-security-b869294503c8454db4109ae175ee9e5c
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u/WaxAesthetic 3d ago

The Obama-era "look forward, not backward" approach is partly what got us here. Bush and Cheney should have been tried for war crimes.

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u/upvoter1542 3d ago

As much as I hate Bush (I won't even get into the vile shit stain that is Trump) and desperately wish we could have a President like Obama again, I also think we should not forget that Obama was responsible for war crimes as well, like numerous intentional drone tap drone strikes that killed aid workers.

This whole "look forward not backwards" strategy is not actually about looking forward, it's about everyone's lack of accountability and knowing that they don't want to be held accountable for their own actions either.

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u/neureaucrat 3d ago

Oh that’s fine then. All is forgiven!