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Middle East: Saudis Murder & Dismember Washington Post Contributor

Anxieties over the heightened threat environment spilled over into Capitol Hill on Wednesday during a classified briefing. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) argued that the intelligence warranted an escalation against Iran, said one person with knowledge of the briefing. In response, Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) accused her of exaggerating the threat in what the person described as a “very heated exchange.”
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Oh look, a Cheney is pushing for war.
 
yeah this Iran shit seems totally made up to justify a stupid war to allow Donny to be a wartime CiC heading into 2020
 
what are these supposed threats they're making? these seems like the most low-key crisis ever.
 
 
WakeForestRanger said:
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Great to see that "Congress won't let me do what I want" is considered an emergency.

And you can tell how proud they are with the decision because it was announced the Friday before a holiday weekend.
 
There is some precedent for invoking Section 36 of the arms export law. In 1984 for example, President Ronald Reagan used the provision to send Stinger missiles to Saudi Arabia to deter Iranian threats to its oil infrastructure. But precedent helps only so much to justify the Trump administration’s action: Some of the 22 pending arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are not emergencies at all, for example a contract for the Saudis to refit F-18 fighter jets, which will take years to complete.
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"emergency"

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The guy reporting the story is named Barak. What do you expect him to say about Trump?
 
The phrase “shocked by Trump” should be retired by now.
 
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