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This would be true if it was Iran capitulating to US demands because of a genocidal threat.

But look at the 10 point peace plan, every version in the media is telling the same story - the US is capitulating to Iranian demands because of an economic threat.

Worse than Biden's "We finally beat Medicare"?

Biden's debate performance was so bad that it got Trump elected.

The label "terrorist" is meaningless in normal discourse, it is overused and it's original definition has mostly evaporated.

The label "terrorist" is meaningful when the United States government uses it, because a terrorist is a person who can be killed without a trial, without oversight, and without accountability.

I would be a confident criminal too, if the most powerful army in the world pledged to invade as a response to any criminal charges against me.

Hague Invasion Act - Wikipedia

I'm guessing this is a reference to unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, which has killed 20,000 and caused 45,000 amputations since the war ended in 1979.

That war ended 50 years ago, and there is still 700 square miles of land contaminated by unexploded bombs.

At least one child will lose their hand to a US bomb this month in Cambodia, you can bet on it. And next month too.

That really comes down to what you mean by "war" and "won".

We won the Korean war by achieving our strategic objectives- we bombed NK back to the stone age, and effectively isolated them from the rest of the world.

Our wars in Central America achieved their objectives- US trained death squads raped and murdered the local populations into submission; US corporations have been free to dominate ever since.

On the list of 80+ countries we have invaded since WWII, I would say well over half of these misadventures have achieved their strategic objectives.

It's also a testament to how bad the Biden administration failed at messaging.

Biden's BBB and infrastructure spending was some of the best legislature of our lifetimes(yes BBB was watered down, corrupted, and did not meet the moment, but the bar is in hell).

Instead of doing full-court media blitz to advertise this victory to voters, they said almost nothing. Too afraid that Biden would reveal his dementia to the public, I guess. Fewest press conferences in modern presidential history, by far.

What makes you question the story?

Certainly the Trump administration had been lying about it losses, and they are releasing many face-saving coverup stories. It would be foolish to give them the benefit of the doubt.

But the Kuwaiti friendly fire incident actually has lots of evidence to back it up. You can watch video of the "dogfight"- a Kuwaiti jet is clearly attacking US jet at very close range. The US jet appears to be surprised, as they fail to deploy most counter-measures.

I totally agree that people of conscience resigning from DoJ and other positions of power is a good thing. I'm well aware of what you said, despite your condescending suggestion. I just don't see how that is relevent to the firing of Bondi.

What gives you the impression that Bondi is fractionally competent, and what gives you confidence that her replacement will be less competent?

You think replacing Bondi with Blanche is "progress"?

Reminder that Blanche was Trump's defense attorney in multiple trials, and Blanche was the one who interviewed Ghislane Maxwell last year before she got moved to the cushy puppy prison.

This is silly, we compare crimes all the time. Killing someone is objectively worse than raping them.

Court systems all around the world affirm this logic: severe punishments for the rape of a child, but the most severe punishment is for murder.

Because there is a deep divide in the party. The voters are turning on Israel in massive numbers. The leadership has not changed position.

The solution is new leadership, like AOC, that reflects the will of the voters. That's how democracy is supposed to work, in theory.

The alternative is doubling down for Israel and further fracturing the Democratic base. I'm not voting for Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris or any other pro-genocide candidate in 2028, "lesser of two evils" be damned.