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Democrats thrown into disarray as US offensive on Iran creates cracks
The Guardian ^ | 3/02/26 | David Smith

Posted on 03/02/2026 3:57:38 PM PST by Libloather

As Republicans celebrated the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with praise for Donald Trump’s decisive action, Democrats faced their own divisions and a reckoning over how to present a united front.

Most were quick to condemn the US president for sidelining Congress to launch an illegal and unconstitutional war and demanded a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain his military onslaught.

But some in the party also felt obliged to acknowledge the authoritarian Khamenei’s death as a positive development and demonstrate their support for US troops. A small band of centrist Democrats have even threatened to scupper a war powers resolution if it comes to the floor.

“President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region,” tweeted John Fetterman, a Democratic senator for Pennsylvania and staunch supporter of Israel, declaring himself a “hard no” on a war powers vote and posting an image of the ayatollah with the provocative statement: “Let’s see who grieves for that garbage.”

Democratic leaders were outspoken during the massive US military buildup in the Middle East, decrying his unwillingness to engage with Congress and lack of long-term strategy for Iran. They noted that it was Trump, during his first term, who shredded Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.

Once the US and Israeli military struck on Saturday, the sharpest voices accused the president of riding roughshod over the constitution. Senator Bernie Sanders denounced the assault as “an illegal, premeditated and unconstitutional war”, while Senator Chris Van Hollen warned it amounted to a “regime-change war” that would leave the US less secure. Senator Tim Kaine, long a thorn in the side of presidents of both parties on war powers, called the strikes “a colossal mistake” and demanded a swift vote...

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Found this one @ the DUmp. They don't like it. Oh, and MAGA is over. Just passing it along. (They got nuthin'.)

One rumor floating around - Democratic Festerman wants to be president. They don't like that one either. Another bad day for the commies.

1 posted on 03/02/2026 3:57:38 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Simple rule of thumb: if a Republican President takes action against a hostile foreign country, it is always illegal and unconstitutional. If a Democratic President does so, it’s always OK.


2 posted on 03/02/2026 4:06:36 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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Most were quick to condemn the US president for sidelining Congress to launch an illegal and unconstitutional war and demanded a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain his military onslaught.

Just like they did for Obama right???
3 posted on 03/02/2026 4:13:36 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: eyeamok

Yep.


4 posted on 03/02/2026 4:16:32 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Verginius Rufus

That ain’t a rule of thumb, that’s an iron-clad rule for Democrats.


5 posted on 03/02/2026 4:22:15 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: Libloather

How many demonRATS in Congress were on the Assahollah’s payroll?


6 posted on 03/02/2026 4:28:28 PM PST by Fresh Wind (I voted for Trump the Fighter, not a wussified wimp!)
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To: Fresh Wind

I would expect them to be on China’s payroll, like kHAMENie.

Same effect, I suppose.


7 posted on 03/02/2026 4:31:18 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Libloather

Lots of Islam fans in the Democratic Party. Lots of friends of Hamas.


8 posted on 03/02/2026 4:40:10 PM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Libloather
Centrist Democrat?????

Hah!

What's next?

Mostly peaceful IEDs?

9 posted on 03/02/2026 4:40:29 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: Libloather

All factions among the Democrats are still eager to win office. They’ll try to cloud all issues.


10 posted on 03/02/2026 4:42:28 PM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Libloather

Thrown into “disarray”????
Being fed into a big ole wood chipper, feet first, would be waaayyyyyyy.better for these traitous commie arseholes. Spit.


11 posted on 03/02/2026 4:48:35 PM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Libloather

Too bad Dims didn’t like Americans as much as they do terrorists.


12 posted on 03/02/2026 4:50:20 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Libloather

What the Dems are not understanding is that Iran regards this war as a religious war.

That means the regime will fight down to the last man.

And the Dems are optionalizing this fight?

The Dem Party ignorance is overwhelming.

We ALL must support our military who have to actually destroy this Islamofascist regime completely, down to the very last of them.


13 posted on 03/02/2026 5:01:41 PM PST by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: Libloather

They sound like FReepers.


14 posted on 03/02/2026 5:17:46 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Verginius Rufus
If a Democratic President does so, it’s always OK.

"I came. I saw. I killed him." - HRC

15 posted on 03/02/2026 5:39:34 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: Libloather

Refer back to their inanimation over the recent SOTU.
Is there any doubt about it, stuck on stupid is the only explanation


16 posted on 03/02/2026 6:33:13 PM PST by Recompennation ( Deeeeeeeeezout)
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Screenshot-2-3-2026-185122-redstate-com
 Same old, Same old, Day after Day, Year after Year.
17 posted on 03/02/2026 7:00:48 PM PST by chief lee runamok (Technical Graduate, Quality Learing Center)
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To: Verginius Rufus

> Simple rule of thumb: if a Republican President takes action against a hostile foreign country, it is always illegal and unconstitutional. If a Democratic President does so, it’s always OK.

Nailed it!

-SB


18 posted on 03/02/2026 7:12:27 PM PST by Snowybear
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To: Libloather


19 posted on 03/02/2026 7:48:05 PM PST by MacNaughton
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To: Libloather

It wasn’t an illegal and unconstitutional war, it was just undocumented. And no war is unconstitutional on stolen land.

Am I doing it right?


20 posted on 03/02/2026 9:46:03 PM PST by FrankRizzo890
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