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pat_k

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7. "This backdrop must at the very least be stated in the reporting of the war."

Reply to sop (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 04:58 PM

Yesterday

And now — we are using military force to take the side of precisely the countries who have enriched Trump and his family. This backdrop must at the very least be stated in the reporting of the war.

And our electeds must put this "backdrop" front and center. If you have a Democratic Rep or Senator(s), let them know you expect them to beat the drum on the scandalous corruption. The felon's war is not only being waged in violation of the constitution and international law, it is an epic and intolerable payoff for the corrupt billions MBS, Netanyahu, and others have shovelled Trump's way.

The Felon's War on Iran is the most monumentally corrupt payoff we have ever seen take place in front of our eyes:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221061085

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