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Correct me if i am wromg, but EVERY Republican President (Original Post) Ferrets are Cool 13 hrs ago OP
Of course remember markodochartaigh 13 hrs ago #1
Becuz they don't have to go fight it..... lastlib 12 hrs ago #2
Some Might Argue That Vietnam** Was....Bi-Partisan..... ColoringFool 12 hrs ago #3
They do it because they are envious of FDR Old Testament Libera 12 hrs ago #4

lastlib

(27,971 posts)
2. Becuz they don't have to go fight it.....
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:29 PM
12 hrs ago

...and the Dow-Jones.........yunno.

Actually we can go back further--to Nixon; except for Ford (who didn't do much (unless we count East Timor), EVERY GOPee presidunce has either started a war, or enlarged one. Remember Raygun's invasion of Grenada? And Nixon's invasions of Cambodia and Laos?

Face it, Repuglies are just fucking warmongers, as long as they don't have to go. And they don't give a flying fuck who gets killed. I don't think for a minute that donald EptRumpstein will ever show up at a military funeral. I just wish he would show up at HIS OWN--tomorrow.

ColoringFool

(541 posts)
3. Some Might Argue That Vietnam** Was....Bi-Partisan.....
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:43 PM
12 hrs ago

Ike sent military advisors. JFK upped the ante by adding Special Forces (Green Berets). Then LBJ really escalated the conflict.

I was in college, '67-'71, and a popular chant pre-Nixon was "Hey, Hey, LBJ! How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?"

Same with Afghanistan, as Obama added more troops to Bush's Folly.

**Yes, you did narrow your timeline to "35 years," so a conflict ending in 1974 doesn't "count." I just thought I'd mention it, its being the major military involvement of my generation.

4. They do it because they are envious of FDR
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:49 PM
12 hrs ago

...and Wilson. No Republican President has ever won a real war since Lincoln in 1865. Two-bit tincup dictatorships don't count.

That is why they think they have to act tough.

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