Controlled opposition. Not all of them, but enough, particularly at the national level. The 2021-2023 majority wasn't enough. The 2009-2011 super majority somehow wasn't enough. Establishment-aligned candidates run on milquetoast platforms addressing only a handful of token issues, and often just to roll policy back to much how it was prior to Republican lawmaking. Not the real, sweeping change clearly needed - because that would harm the financial interests of their primary donors.

FWIW, I'm not an American. This is just what I saw whilst living there and what we see in the news. Constantly.

Since criticizing the wrong team is often met with the bizarre assumption one is a Russian troll encouraging Americans not to vote: go vote for the best candidate, but remember that political engagement shouldn't begin and end at the ballot box. The US needs far more than whinging online.

It's a concept of a plan, he will release it in 2 weeks.

But a distraction with real world consequences

Didn’t you read even the blurb? The plan is to start after the midterms.

Where is the off button on this moron?

Don't give nihilism a bad name - this is, if anything, a Christian death cult.

I was like they are using fighter jets to blow up fishing boats… there is no commitment to the rule of law

No. No one believes they are. It’s that no one has the balls to do anything about it. We have been abandoned. There is no calvary coming to our rescue.

If only approximately half of that body didn't support this fascist bullshit, though.

Does anyone remember what the goal of this war was even supposed to be? Like what were they trying to accomplish in the first place? What is this planned escalation supposed to accomplish that the first one didn't?

I know the real answer. Bibi said to, epstein honeypot, distraction from the files, hegseth needed to feel tough, etc...

I mean what are they pretending the reason for this war is?

We don't have the resources for a ground invasion. And nukes are extremely unlikely.

What is more likely, and what the senator appears to be referring to, is bombing campaign aimed at destroying the vital civilian infrastructure of the country. Think power plants, bridges, ports, water treatment facilities, etc.

From what they've talked about before and from what this article says, they're talking about bombing civilian infrastructure like bridges, power generation. One assumes not hospitals, but if a couple slip in there, I'm sure it'll be "accidental".

I'd say pretty high. Polymarket had to shut down for a while. 😂

They could also do it to lock-in superprofits for Big Oil so losing the midterms can't reverse that. Bonus - Democrat-controlled senate and house would appear even more incapable of doing anything, even if progressives hold the balance of power.