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LaMouffette

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3. Huh. Funny, but I seem to recall Repubs' heads exploding when President Obama did this same exact thing.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 07:45 PM

18 hrs ago

Except when Obama did it, it was to prevent a war with Iran from happening, whereas Rump is considering it to end a war that he himself started.

Rump was right: I am sick of all this "winning."

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The only reason they're considering this Diraven 21 hrs ago #1

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Huh. Funny, but I seem to recall Repubs' heads exploding when President Obama did this same exact thing. LaMouffette 18 hrs ago #3

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