Senate Keeps Trump’s Iran War Going Despite Cold Feet
The Senate just barely killed a resolution to end the war, proving that even a little buyer's remorse isn't enough to stop the machine.
So, the Senate had a chance to tap the brakes on the whole Iran situation, but they decided to keep the pedal to the metal instead. The vote failed 49-50, which is about as close as it gets to a collective 'oops, maybe we should stop' without actually doing anything.
It’s getting weird because even some Republicans—like Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul—are starting to sweat. They aren't suddenly anti-war heroes, mind you. They're just realizing that when gas and fertilizer prices spike, voters get cranky. Tillis basically admitted that nobody knows the goal here or when it ends. It’s a 'forever war' in the making, and the politicians are finally starting to realize that might be a political death sentence.
The irony is that a huge chunk of the country already thinks the U.S. is losing, yet the Senate keeps voting to let the chaos continue. Apparently, knowing what 'success' looks like is just too much to ask for in a modern military conflict.
Source: NBC News
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