Posted on 09/11/2014 5:43:42 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s address to the nation this evening regarding increased military action against ISIS, the Huffington Post’s Jennifer Bendery spoke to several members of Congress from either side of the aisle and concluded that America’s elected leaders are “practically in lockstep pushing for an expanded fight against the militant group overseas.”
With many members of the House and Senate in tough reelection bids this fall, they are likely loathe to appear soft on terror. But one Democratic senator, who just happens to be retiring at the end of his fifth term this year, feels differently. Tom Harkin (D-IA) was the only Congress member who told Bendery that he opposes escalating the campaign against ISIS.
“It’s fear-mongering,” Harkin said. “It’s what happened after 9/11. ‘Oh my god, they’ve got these planes crashing. Now they’re going to take over America.’ That’s nonsense.”
“We overreacted to 9/11,” he continued. “Most of the people that did 9/11 were Saudis. Why the hell didn’t we invade Saudi Arabia? There wasn’t one Iraqi involved in 9/11. We just keep jumping from one mistake to another. I have a feeling we’re going to do the same thing with [ISIS].”
But not all retiring Congress members are embracing Harkin’s cautious point of view. Asked what she thinks the country should do to combat the group, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) first criticized the Obama administration’s response, saying, “There’s been no pushback against the Islamic State and they have made breathtaking advances. We haven’t seen anything like this since Hitler and the blitzkrieg in World War II.”
Instead of treating ISIS’ actions as a “law enforcement effort or exercise,” Bachmann said the U.S. should “respond in kind that this is war.”
Clueless...
Ah yes, the same Tom Harkin who said that there was no bloodbath after we left Vietnam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRZWs4G3-4
That man is - pardon my language - an utter ass.
Imagine how much of “a better place” America is going to be when little Tommy Harkin goes home to spend more time with his money.
Its a good thing this old buzzard is leaving Congress. what a hack. Hope Ernst replaces him.
So grisly beheadings of Americans don’t phase this old hack? If it was one of his relatives he would be singing a different tune. Why Iowans kept electing this cretin shows how stupid most voters are.
If they let it be known there are real hate filled enemies out there (other than those vying with them for political power) then their entire confused global workers paradise fantasy collapses.
How does our party not buried the failed Democrat party with these idiots' words over the past 13 years?
We went to Afghanistan, Harkin because that's where the G-Damn terrorists were training and planning. By his logic if an American went to another country and participated in a terror act, that gives other countries a reason to bomb the US. What convoluted idiocy.
We went to Iraq because Saddam Hussein was funding middle east terror, was defying his agreements with the UN post gulf-war and was attacking our planes who where in his airspace as part of the agreement. He defied the UN and the US, and thought we were bluffing when we said we'd take him out.
Harkin and the left wing are irresponsible and dangerous, and they are poisoning American people with lies and emboldening our enemies. Dammit, this crap is bringing back all the idiotic statements of Harkin and his cohorts in the Senate for the last decade. The lies and deceit.
This PC crappola appeasement is what helped bring on ISIS!!! What an idiot!
Time to take off the kid gloves and do what needs to be done!
He'll just come back as a Lobbyist.
Was John Roberts’ client also a black murderer?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/tom-harkin-doj-civil-rights-nominee_n_4907866.html
Debo and Robert’s black murderer client actually looked similar. They probably couldn’t spin the serial killing as some sort of conspiracy by whitey.
Do old commies ever just die? Go away Tom Harkin you commie ba$tard.
So grisly beheadings of Americans don’t phase this old hack?
More likely they please this old hack. He never saw a GI he didn’t hate or a socialist he didn’t love.
I wonder how much self protection he has. Most likely scared of guns and will talk some mussie to death.
THE Tom Harkin that went with John Kerry to visit the commie Daniel Ortega. The Daniel Ortega that promptly left for Moscow thus bit*h slapping them both in the face?
Tom Harkin wants discuss global affairs?
BTW, Why does Kerry have anything to do with the State Dept?
Traitors to America.
Harkin has always been and remains a loathsome idiot.
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