Not the same in scope or cost.
Agree there was no formal Congressional vote to approve military presence in Syria, but three Administrations -- Obama, Trump, Biden -- have al cited the 2001 AUMF Act -- authorizing actions terrorists groups.
Moreover, Congress has voted against bills to withdraw US troops from Syria.
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US went to war against Syria?? Or did we intervene in civil war to thwart ISIS?
Replies to: "US went to war against Syria?? Or did we intervene in civil war to thwart ISIS?"
- Doesn’t sound like it’s over. [LINK]
- Chris94 - 1:02am 3/24/26
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- Bibi and Donald are 'Brothers from different Mothers', with Bibi the leader delivering his own - TyroneIrish - 2:13am 3/24/26
- Update: elements of the 82nd are on their way to the Middle East - Chris94 - 1:20am 3/24/26
- Side: Another Sam.Harris for you. [NT]
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- iairishcheeks - 5:09am 3/24/26
- If you agree with Sam’s characterization of Trump and his administration - TyroneIrish - 2:14pm 3/24/26
- I hate having to say this, but we're this far in... - iairishcheeks - 4:51am 3/24/26
- "we're this far in ..." implies that America went to war. Nope. "Trump is this far in ..." - conorlarkin - 1:00pm 3/24/26
- Did America vote to be in Syria for the last 12 years? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 1:19pm 3/24/26
- US went to war against Syria?? Or did we intervene in civil war to thwart ISIS? - conorlarkin - 1:31pm 3/24/26
- That twisted logic could also be applied here. - iairishcheeks - 3:11pm 3/24/26
- US went to war against Syria?? Or did we intervene in civil war to thwart ISIS? - conorlarkin - 1:31pm 3/24/26
- Did America vote to be in Syria for the last 12 years? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 1:19pm 3/24/26
- Remember what I always think of as the “Bob Davie Rule” - Chris94 - 12:57pm 3/24/26
- So you wouldn't have fired Bob Davie? - iairishcheeks - 1:16pm 3/24/26
- Hiring Davie made everything worse, not firing him - Chris94 - 1:41pm 3/24/26
- The Bob Davie rule is confusing [NT]
- irish93 - 1:48pm 3/24/26
- Except that it's never good for the hot dog machine... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:09pm 3/24/26
- The Bob Davie rule is confusing [NT]
- irish93 - 1:48pm 3/24/26
- Hiring Davie made everything worse, not firing him - Chris94 - 1:41pm 3/24/26
- So you wouldn't have fired Bob Davie? - iairishcheeks - 1:16pm 3/24/26
- "we're this far in ..." implies that America went to war. Nope. "Trump is this far in ..." - conorlarkin - 1:00pm 3/24/26
- Now you know shit is about to hit the fan. The 82nd is built for this situation [NT] - Domer From Hell - 4:08am 3/24/26
- Side: Another Sam.Harris for you. [NT]
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- iairishcheeks - 5:09am 3/24/26
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