Harris has been for the most part quiet about almost all of his policies so far. I can’t claim to know her reasons but if I had to speculate it’s probably an attempt to save face and not be seen as a sore loser. I’m not a Harris worshipper but I believe whole heartedly that she was the clear “less bad” option. I genuinely cannot comprehend disagreement with that given we’re only 6 months into this administration and we’ve already seen massive international and domestic upheaval and hundreds of thousands of people negatively affected by deviation from typical conduct. For instance, do you think Harris and the Democrats would be pursuing Medicaid and SNAP cuts if they had won instead?

There’s little reason to think she wouldn’t have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as “being the tough cop on the international scene.”

What’s your basis for this statement? My basis for believing that she would not do this is the record of her recent Democratic presidential precedessors. Obama and Biden’s Iran policies were largely characterized by attempts to deescalate tensions and move towards more normal relations. Of course, that is difficult when allyship with Israel is a cornerstone of US Middle East strategy, but they went about it in markedly different ways than Trump did in his first term and what he’s doing now.

This is not true at all.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00052.htm

Look at this, not a single (D) amongst the Yeas

Korea was a UN “police action” and Vietnam was a “conflict.”

Crucially, Congress did not formally declare war in either case, nor did they for the Gulf war, Afghanistan, Iraq, Grenada, etc.

The US hasn’t declared war since 1942. It goes back way further than W or Obama.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video that Trump called him after the strikes: “It was a very warm conversation, very emotional.” Speaking in Hebrew, he called Trump a friend of Israel like no one before him.

https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-war-updates#00000197-9582-d77f-a797-ffaf39a20000

Thanks guys, real glad we didn’t vote for that evil fascist Harris and paved the way for Mr. No New Wars…

It’s definitely not antisemitism, no sir. They just want half of the world’s jews to be rendered stateless and subject to brutal persecution on the basis of their ethnicity. And if you disagree you’re racist and islamophobic and you deserve to have your head cut off with a dull knife for it.

$100 says they rarely leave home and are afraid to talk to people

“The cruelty is the point”

I agree. I used to think horseshoe theory was some made up bullshit but in the last few years I have seen communists prove its existence in regards to the current wars in Palestine and Ukraine. In all honesty they have pushed me away from their causes when previously I was sympathetic and thought they had the right ideas. The specific brand of communist that frequents hexbear and other online spaces also alienated me with how bloodthirsty and unhinged they proudly are.