The week in whoppers: Congressman goes to bat for Iran, Jake Tapper flip-flops on free speech and more
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The week in whoppers: Congressman goes to bat for Iran, Jake Tapper flip-flops on free speech and more
Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
“The president has got himself and America stuck in the quagmire of another war in the Middle East.” — Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Wednesday
We say: Quagmire? The war’s just two months old, and there’s been no fighting at all for the past few weeks.
And remember: Within just days, Iran’s military was wiped out, its leadership devastated, its weapons-productions facilities destroyed — with no US boots on the ground.
Now, with the blockade in place, its economy is crashing. By contrast, wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan lasted years.
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