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Senate Democrats said after receiving a classified briefing from the Trump administration on Tuesday that they’re increasingly concerned about the US-Israeli war on Iran dragging on “forever”—and involving American troops in a ground invasion.

“I am more fearful than ever, after this briefing, that we may be putting boots on the ground,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told reporters, criticizing the Trump administration for not providing the American public with information that was given to senators behind closed doors.

Blumenthal’s warning came a day after Donald Trump publicly declined to rule out a ground invasion of Iran, saying he doesn’t “have the yips with respect to boots on the ground.”

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[–] Switorik@lemmy.zip 22 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So are they going to do anything about it or continue to silently support him?

[–] dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world 23 points 5 hours ago

AIPAC donations will determine that they will continue to silently support him. Maybe a few strongly worded letters will be sent.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 10 points 5 hours ago

His handlers are trying to end the world. It's that simple.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Won't somebody, anybody, think of the 19 year old high school enlisted grunts who will be forced to micromanage a genocide on the other end of the world?!

This was supposed to be a long range nation wide massacre! Liberals don't support Americans coming back in body bags.

Which is why they wholeheartedly embraced Bush and then Obama's drone wars, because it was safe for our soldiers.