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BumRushDaShow

(168,409 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:26 PM Monday

Jeffries: 'We are seeing the beginning of an all-out war in the Middle East'

Source: The Hill

03/02/26 3:01 PM ET


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday said President Trump has launched an “all-out war” in the Middle East after a series of strikes on Iran over the weekend.

Jeffries and other Democrats have remained unsupportive of the attacks, questioning the military strategy in the region given past tensions and alleging Trump’s actions are illegal as Congress has not granted permission for the U.S. to go to war with Iran.

During an appearance on CNN’s “News Central,” Kate Bolduan asked Jeffries if he would support bombings in Iran if they were limited to striking the country’s missiles, missile launchers, and its missile manufacturing capability.

“Well, that remains to be seen whether it’s to be limited or not. I don’t even understand the justification for what is taking place,” Jeffries responded. “What we do know is we’re seeing the beginning of an all-out war in the Middle East at the same period of time where Donald Trump and his administration, and Republicans, have cut more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid,” he added.

“What we do know is we’re seeing the beginning of an all-out war in the Middle East at the same period of time where Donald Trump and his administration, and Republicans, have cut more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid,” he added.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5763292-jeffries-opposes-trump-iran/

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Jeffries: 'We are seeing the beginning of an all-out war in the Middle East' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Monday OP
Remember "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" ? They've been wanting this for decades. C Moon Monday #1
That's for sure orangecrush Monday #2
Jeffries has to stop taking AIPAC money. Intractable Monday #3
... mcar Yesterday #6
Jews creon Yesterday #10
What you wrote is just weird. The bad grammar doesn't help. Intractable Yesterday #11
whatever floats tour boat sude creon Yesterday #14
May your "tour boat" float also. Intractable Yesterday #16
Well that's not at all... sarisataka Yesterday #12
It won't stop anytime soon creon Yesterday #13
Unfortunately I suspect you are correct, there is no end to persecution of Jews in the near future sarisataka Yesterday #15
all my life I have thought WWIII would start with Israel Skittles Monday #4
Cahoots nothing. Cahoots are between equals. Queso Delicioso Yesterday #5
I thought bdamomma Yesterday #8
The region is being set on fire creon Yesterday #7
Our troops bdamomma Yesterday #9
And there's no reason for any of this. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #17

creon

(2,063 posts)
10. Jews
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:27 PM
Yesterday

It appears trhat zionism was a mistake.
But jews were living among people who wanted to kill them.
Zionism as a response to christians killing them.
Jews moved to Palestine. And, livbing among people who hated them.
The Jews who moved to Palestine, knews how to kill.
It was, and remains, kill or be killed.

The classical Romans and Greeks hated Jews as well.

It seems the Jews should have converted to Christianity at the time of St Paul.

Intractable

(1,928 posts)
11. What you wrote is just weird. The bad grammar doesn't help.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:49 PM
Yesterday

>> Jews should have converted to Christianity

blah blah

sarisataka

(22,448 posts)
12. Well that's not at all...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:04 PM
Yesterday

Wait, people don't like that word.

How about we try this idea:

Don't kill Jews because they are Jews.

I know historically that has been too much to ask, but maybe we should try something new?

sarisataka

(22,448 posts)
15. Unfortunately I suspect you are correct, there is no end to persecution of Jews in the near future
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:47 PM
Yesterday

But should we just tolerate that because that is how it always has been?

Skittles

(170,904 posts)
4. all my life I have thought WWIII would start with Israel
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:40 PM
Monday

I never envisioned America being in cahoots with them

bdamomma

(69,491 posts)
8. I thought
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:11 PM
Yesterday

at one time it would start with India and Pakistan.

Just think President Biden ended a war with the US and Afghanistan, and here we go again with this fucking A** H**** 34 count felon who is a thug criminal because he couldn't keep his mushroom under wraps with his guy pal Epstein.

Iran did nothing wrong, Bibi just bleeding the US for weapons. Just get rid of these bastards. We want generations to go through this crap????

bdamomma

(69,491 posts)
9. Our troops
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:18 PM
Yesterday

should not be thrusted into a never-ending war, which was not provoked.

But if DJT is looking to send anyone let him send his Jan 6th Insurrectionists out there and leave us the hell alone.

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