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littlemissmartypants

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84. There's more to promoting peace than simply protesting death.

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Tue Apr 23, 2024, 10:03 PM

Apr 23

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BREAKING: Senate invokes Cloture on Ukraine aid [View all] brooklynite Apr 23 OP

Yay!!! LeftInTX Apr 23 #1

I am surprised that aqua buddha's name is not on that list. niyad Apr 23 #60

Final vote happening now. honest.abe Apr 23 #66

Yay. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #69

It's passed. Already 75 ayes. honest.abe Apr 23 #75

Excellent!!!!!! MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #76

Which puts this MTG in the spotlight. You don't fucking understand where this Country is OAITW r.2.0 Apr 23 #79

This is a BFD...LOL LeftInTX Apr 23 #82

Wow. Good news. It's about time. captain queeg Apr 23 #2

That was expected, especially for Sanders Warpy Apr 23 #37

Merkley and Sanders voted No - WTF? RandySF Apr 23 #3

Sanders really hates Netanyahu - TBF Apr 23 #5

And a two state solution has been rejected over and over edisdead Apr 23 #12

Dating back to the Balfour Declaration Kennah Apr 23 #25

I know. I still think it is the right answer. TBF Apr 23 #49

This is For Ukraine, too. Not a good look, imo Cha Apr 23 #31

Now that the bill has passed, hope Pres. Biden oks aid to UKraine and Taiwan.... brush Apr 23 #44

Sanders has many good positions, but he is an ideologue. summer_in_TX Apr 24 #85

Agree - he does pretty well in the Senate but I have come to the conclusion that TBF Apr 24 #89

I would suspect over bagimin Apr 23 #6

That's a big problem. COL Mustard Apr 23 #11

I mean.... WE DID. MORE THAN ONCE! edisdead Apr 23 #13

Rules of war is often an oxymoron Kennah Apr 23 #26

To quote the fictional Nicolai Hel, "does the sixth of August mean anything to you?" DFW Apr 24 #86

"Netin-yahoo'" InstantGratification Apr 23 #15

Presumably a protest vote because the package included aid to Israel. Mister Ed Apr 23 #7

It isn't the aid to Israel he objects to BonnieJW Apr 23 #30

Merkley's one of mine. Hmmmm... calimary Apr 23 #8

Ditto Mme. Defarge Apr 23 #19

He's not one of mine, but soldierant Apr 23 #81

Sanders has 2 stated objections getagrip_already Apr 23 #9

Each aid package should have been voted separately. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 23 #80

Good! 🌻🇺🇦🌻 electric_blue68 Apr 23 #4

A lot of cheering in Ukraine, Poland, Baltics etc. tavernier Apr 23 #10

One hopes the Senate will just pass this thing Warpy Apr 23 #14

Fuck you, Russia orangecrush Apr 23 #16

Fuck Russia. Fuck Hamas. Fuck China. nt LexVegas Apr 23 #17

Fawk em all Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 23 #28

Can Rand Paul still stop it? honest.abe Apr 23 #18

Nope InstantGratification Apr 23 #36

Great. That's what I was suspecting. honest.abe Apr 23 #39

When did Sanders vote no? sab390 Apr 23 #20

80 is a good, solid number. Proves J Dementia T is losing control of the GQP. lindysalsagal Apr 23 #21

That's too bad hueymahl Apr 23 #22

Or save many lives when compared to a world-war across the entirety of Europe. nt Gore1FL Apr 23 #24

To which part of the funding are you referring? niyad Apr 23 #29

Mass graves found near Gaza Hospital hueymahl Apr 23 #45

Not all of us are mindreaders. It would have been helpful for you niyad Apr 23 #62

Wrong, it will save countless lives. Thank goodness the pro-Putin MAGA crowd was defeated. tritsofme Apr 23 #32

I guess I am the last peacenik left in DU hueymahl Apr 23 #40

Ukraine is DEFENDING ITSELF. Elessar Zappa Apr 23 #43

thank you....jesus.... bahboo Apr 23 #46

That's exactly what that member is saying, in more than one thread. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #48

No, you're not a peacenik, you're in the mold of a Neville Chamberlain, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #47

You should consider being nicer hueymahl Apr 23 #54

Ok Dr. Freud. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #55

You do realize that if we and other countries do not support Ukraine, Putin will wipe them out. Fla Dem Apr 23 #50

No, I do not realize that hueymahl Apr 23 #56

You've been asked this many, many times by myself and others, but here goes again, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #57

There is a path to peace hueymahl Apr 23 #58

You reject out of hand the Hitler/Chamberlain comparison? MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #59

Your understanding of history is lacking hueymahl Apr 23 #67

My understanding of history is lacking? MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #72

Thanks! hueymahl Apr 23 #73

Oh, and BTW, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #61

No it is not hueymahl Apr 23 #68

The sad thing here is your lack of understanding of appeasement and its history. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #74

"Is it cold up there on the moral high ground?" niyad Apr 23 #63

That's pretty funny hueymahl Apr 23 #70

Actually, I wasn't joking. But do, please, tell yourself whatever you niyad Apr 23 #77

You will, of course, put your case before the survivors in Ukraine, yes? niyad Apr 23 #65

Sure hueymahl Apr 23 #71

I have not put forward a plan, you have. And, again, PLEASE go niyad Apr 23 #78

Putin will not stop with Ukraine, he wants to recreate the USSR Rhiannon12866 Apr 24 #87

If Putin left UKR the war WOULD be stopped. Its that simple. oldsoftie Apr 24 #88

Yes, hopefully Russian deaths. Kaleva Apr 23 #64

There's more to promoting peace than simply protesting death. littlemissmartypants Apr 23 #84

KnR Hekate Apr 23 #23

Cool Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 23 #27

Translation is the Republicans caved as they found out the public was getting pissed off at them. cstanleytech Apr 23 #33

Anyone know if this means its pretty much a done deal? honest.abe Apr 23 #34

Nope, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 23 #51

Great! honest.abe Apr 23 #53

Fascinating! elleng Apr 23 #35

I'd like to see a change in the Senate rules that limits the duration of a filibuster. patphil Apr 23 #38

Right now Rick Scott is giving a huge sermon on why he's against it. Boring........ LeftInTX Apr 23 #41

Wow, this is a uniquic action. mysteryowl Apr 23 #42

LIVE: US Senate to vote on $95 billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel OnDoutside Apr 23 #52

And Bernie voted against it? CaptainTruth Apr 23 #83

excellent gopiscrap Apr 24 #90