Brian Schatz
@brianschatz
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United States Senator from Hawaii. Chief Deputy Whip.
ÜT: 19.72105,-155.087417
Joined June 2009
If you hated Biden because you didn’t want an old guy in charge and prices were too high and the government was too involved in the private sector and there was chaos on the street oh boy I’ve got bad news.
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Over twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution – including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the
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Nothing insane about the current times eh? President is threatening multiple nations, says we're going to "take the oil" "we must have Greenland" Cuba, Columbia, Mexico...the threats keep coming. And people finding good reasons to justify it.
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This is bad political and policy advice. A Quinnipiac poll from December found 63% of voters oppose military action in Venezuela. On policy, the "shock & awe" phase of regime change looks easy. What comes next is really hard. Dems should oppose disastrous regime change wars. 1/2
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I still can’t believe we left Iraq without the oil.
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Finally. This is the best statement from a Democrat that I have seen in years.
Today, many leaders will rightly condemn President Donald Trump’s unlawful and unjust actions in Venezuela, and I join them. But just as glaring, and far more damning, is Congress’ ongoing abdication of its constitutional duty. For almost a year now, the legislative branch has
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Today, many leaders will rightly condemn President Donald Trump’s unlawful and unjust actions in Venezuela, and I join them. But just as glaring, and far more damning, is Congress’ ongoing abdication of its constitutional duty. For almost a year now, the legislative branch has
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The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.
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Meet the new Republican President, same as the old one. I mean, this is more corrupt, and more unlawful, but you are still getting regime change wars for oil, civil liberties violations, and shitty economic stewardship.
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A line has clearly been crossed. It is condescending to pretend that it hasn't. Defenders of this action should explain why this line was the line to be crossed and what lies on the other side. Stop pretending its just another Saturday in January. It is childish. #Venezuela
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I said Trump wanted to start a war, and now he’s saying we’re going to occupy Venezuela. Enough. I authored a War Powers Resolution to hold the Trump administration accountable for its illegal actions in Venezuela. I’m going to force a vote. Only Congress has the authority to
This administration is trying to trick the American people into getting into another forever war. I won’t have it.
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Here we go again. Regime change. Oil. But this time, not even a vote in Congress. Share this video and join us at https://t.co/fZZrzDjQj6 to end unconstitutional and illegal #ForeverWar.
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“No regime change wars” was one of the most effective attacks against Secretary Clinton. But this shit makes Hillary Clinton look like Barbara Lee.
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So we went to war not to capture Maduro but to occupy Venezuela. The President’s own words.
#Breaking — “We are going to run the country,” Trump says of Venezuela, saying the US will “run it, essentially” until there’s a “safe” and “proper” transition He also says US oil companies plan to go into the country to extract oil
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What a relief that those warmongering neocons are finally out of Washington
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this
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* the oil will pay for the operation * standing up a government will be pretty easy * It's vital to take on threats around us before they harm us at home * The people in the country will great us as liberators 2002 or 2026?
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It’s about the oil … again. Bolton just exposed real motive for intervention in Venezuela: "We're in conversation with major American companies now...It would make a difference if we could have American companies produce the oil in Venezuela. We both have a lot at stake here."
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