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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Democrats Are Now the Aggressive War Party ~ Consortiumnews.com [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)25. Two more days of people trying to get away with Trump Humping
at a Democratic website.
From the OP article:
But the larger picture for the Democrats is that they have just adopted an extraordinary historical reversal whether they understand it or not. They have replaced the Republicans as the party of aggressive war, though clearly many Republicans still dance to the neocon drummer just as Clinton and liberal interventionists do. Still, Donald Trump, for all his faults, has adopted a relatively peaceful point of view, especially in the Mideast and with Russia.
The Putin fan club, of which Robert Parry is a charter member, will have to pimp their boy Donald somewhere else.
Two days.
But no one is forcing you to stay that long.
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That is what happens, whether it be Repub or Dem, people believe that "MY Party Won'
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#5
"Obama's policies have mimicked the hawkish stance laid down by George W. Bush"?!?
ucrdem
Jun 2016
#6
You wrote it. Own it. How and where exactly do you see this occurring, pray tell?
ucrdem
Jun 2016
#10
arent you glad bernie is such a reliable vote to fund the war and killing machine?
msongs
Jun 2016
#8
So you agreed with the invasion of Iraq? The displacement and kiling of millions, why? nt
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#12
Neo-hippie nonsense. You sound like those Republicans who SWEAR that they know how
BobbyDrake
Jun 2016
#22
No one listens to Trump's claims that he will build our military and 'obliterate' ISIS.
pampango
Jun 2016
#38