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In reply to the discussion: Is there trolling going on here in regards to Obama? Like [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I think other members in Congress had the sense to vote against the War. I think my congressman did although I could be wrong.
Her vote for that war does not demonstrate her willingness to carefully examine evidence before making a decision. Obama is good at that. So is Elizabeth Warren.
War does make millionaires. We could end that by imposing limits on the profits countries make from war. I believe FDR tried to do that. I don't think he was entirely successful. But we should try.
On the other hand, ISIS is a fanatical group that believes in enslaving and killing people who disagree with it. That is a serious problem. They are quite aggressive. That is a serious problem. If there is a way to resolve the conflict with them without war, I would favor it. I doubt that there is although we should not give up trying. Meanwhile, we have to protect the people who are about to become victims of ISIS.
The Iraq War was a matter of our aggression. ISIS is a matter of ISIS' aggression. Two very different things.