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erin · 4258 days ago · link · · parent · post: Obama to seek Congressional vote on military action in Syria.
I think Secretary Kerry said it best in his speech -- Americans are tired of war. I understand the moral obligation. It is not acceptable to allow people to die the way they did. At the same time, I am tired of war. And we have enough problems in the U.S. to take care of. Fueling the military-industrial complex again is not high on the priority list. Passing off the decision to Congress makes Obama look wishy-washy. Who cares. Let the people speak up. Let them call their Representatives and Senators to express support or disapproval of a strike. If Americans say no to action in Syria, despite the overwhelming evidence of genocide, perhaps this is the penance we pay for going into Iraq under false pretenses.