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25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.

One lonely no vote while the whole chamber was foaming at the mouth. They smeared her as a traitor for it. Twenty-five years later: a trillion dollars, thousands of graves, and Barbara Lee was right about everything.

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Hundreds of thousands when we include the Iraqi and Afghani dead, not to mention the millions displaced and dead from the destruction of infrastucture from markets to hospitals and more. The Patriot Act is better named a Genocide Act. Fascism following it should surprise no one.

Dont forget millions, tens of millions refugees ever since. Since it started while chain of crisis. Republicans are fkin death cult. Fkin scum. They need to be demolished the way FDR demolished them in 30s. So we are safe until people ( then boomers) forget and vote scum in again.