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progressoid

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3. They'll cave. Even the critics of the war.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:50 PM

11 hrs ago

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) acknowledged the potential for a political fight, but also said Congress can’t simply push a supplemental bill for Iran off indefinitely.

“We’re there, and we have to sustain it,” he said. “The last thing we want to do is not have the resources to keep the region as settled as possible when you have 40,000 personnel there on a full-time basis.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/getting-congress-to-pay-for-the-iran-war-wont-be-an-easy-sell-00826757

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GOP leaders openly balk at emergency funding push for Trump's war [View all] BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP

The more nightmares for Trump and his R enablers, the better Deminpenn 11 hrs ago #1

Its about time Congress started doing their job Bayard 11 hrs ago #2

They'll cave. Even the critics of the war. progressoid 11 hrs ago #3

My thought has been that "traditionally", they usually shove Supplementals through during the summer BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #4

Totally agree hibbing 9 hrs ago #9

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