Feeling Betrayed by Combat Veterans in Congress

It’s disturbing for Danny Sjursen to witness veterans in Congress supporting the Afghan War by far wider margins than combat-comrades back in their districts.

[consortiumnews.com]

Well I covered this in the 2018 mid terms with an abundance of X military, X intelligence agents, and or a member of a family related to either taking up a candidacy for office. Off the top of my head I'm going to say some 11 out of 19 won their race. Some of these people already having ties to the military complex through family. Most of them were running as democrats. You can't change this atmosphere when both parties are in bed with the war machine.

{In fact, the preponderance of these warriors-cum-legislators have proved as pro-war as their “chickenhawk” civilian colleagues. This, in spite of rising public and veteran, opposition to America’s military adventures.}

{A total of 95 military veterans serve in the current 116th Congress. Of those, 33 served in the Iraq and/or Afghanistan wars — 24 Republicans and nine Democrats. On the exorbitant NDAA-spending bill, these veterans voted 23-to-10 in favor. As for the Democrats’ purported anti-war bonafides: eight-of-nine voted aye, leaving Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) alone and unafraid in her dissent.

The Crow-Cheney amendment to keep troops in Afghanistan was specifically raised in a House Armed Services Committee roll-call vote. Only nine of these veterans could weigh-in, and the margin was tighter — five voted aye and four nay. In a predictably partisan turn, Republicans were more likely to oppose the amendment — presumably supporting their president. On the Dem side, 4-of-6 supported Crow-Cheney.

Finally, a should-be-shocking 32 of 33 veterans (97 percent) voted against the Sanders amendment’s modest cuts. Typically, Tulsi Gabbard was the lone yes-vote.}

Remember, Afghanistan, is a war we now know due to the leak is a war that can't be won and they've know this going in. Its purpose has changed, right out of the gate, to fit an agenda with multiple troop fluctuations to produce a deceitful appearance and fake reports. Reports have been that with every troop change the new commander goes in with bags of cash to bribe trial leaders and the Taliban which lead to no progress. We financially support the so called enemy with cash and weapons left behind or going into these groups within trained Afghanistan troops desertions. '

{Such folks are hand-selected and vetted by a polished duopoly machine. This is especially true of those actively recruited by the Democrats to burnish the party’s “toughness” credentials. The DNC didn’t enlist these veterans so they’d release peace doves on the chamber floor.}

That statement might be a foundation block on my opinion that we have no democracy. If you haven't come to the understanding yet that our representatives our often conditionally prepared for you to choose from...can I get a John McCain?

Danny Sjursen on the World According to Jesse show talks about the link between the military and police brutality. Jump to the 11:30 mark.