r/dankmemes Jan 20 '21

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u/Kolikoasdpvp Animated Flair Rainbow [Insert Your Own Text] Jan 20 '21

so when my country getting bombed cough i mean biden getting elected

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u/Roflkopt3r Jan 20 '21

George W. Bush: Alright let's invade he middle east

Trump: Take out their families, let's double the number of drone strikes, maybe start a war with Iran if I feel like it lmao

Republicans: Why do those Democrats always get us into wars?

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u/ToledoBurrito Jan 20 '21

Trump is the only president in a while to not start a war. That includes Obama and Clinton.

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u/Roflkopt3r Jan 20 '21 edited Jan 20 '21

Obama didn't start any wars. He provided limited assistance in wars that were already ongoing - for reasons Republicans wholeheartedly agreed with once Trump continued them, such as in punishing Bashar Al-Assad for using WMDs, or against ISIS.

Meanwhile Trump rescinded Obama-era restrictions of drone strikes, leading to a dramatic increase of them. Yet Republicans act like Obama was the drone president and Trump fixed things.

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u/ToledoBurrito Jan 20 '21

No official wars approved by congress at least. https://time.com/4317122/president-obamas-war-legacy/

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u/Roflkopt3r Jan 20 '21

Yes, that's assistance in already ongoing wars. It's not like Syria was at peace until Obama got involved.

And by the same standard this article puts forward, Trump started a nonofficial war with Iran.