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**If deescalation with Iran is the goal, Trump is actively thwarting it**
*by tmac022480 (<https://redd.it/ekzjyc>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/if-deescalation-with-iran-is-the-goal-trump-is-actively-thwarting-it/2020/01/06/769ef5c6-30a8-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html
**Stumbling Into War**
*by aubonpaine (<https://redd.it/ekzk8a>)*
https://prospect.org/politics/stumbling-into-war-iran-iraq/
**Even after Iraq, too many US elites still think war is a bloodless chess game**
*by anarchytravel (<https://redd.it/ekzl8s>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/06/even-after-iraq-too-many-us-elites-still-think-war-is-a-bloodless-chess-game
**Activist group requests ethics probe of Graham's impeachment comments**
*by Neo2199 (<https://redd.it/ekzm8q>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/476977-activist-group-requests-ethics-probe-of-graham-impeachment-comments
**'Never threaten the Iranian nation,' Rouhani warns Trump as crowds mourn commander**
*by deraser (<https://redd.it/ekzmq8>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security/never-threaten-the-iranian-nation-rouhani-warns-trump-as-crowds-mourn-commander-idUSKBN1Z50KU?il=0
**Bloomberg rising in polls, hiring staff army as campaign plows millions into unprecedented ad blitz**
*by Lahm0123 (<https://redd.it/ekzn9s>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloomberg-rising-in-national-polls-as-campaign-plows-millions-into-unprecedented-ad-blitz.amp
**Maxine Waters: Republicans 'shielding' Trump 'going to be responsible for dragging us to war'**
*by Lixard52 (<https://redd.it/ekznx6>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/476986-maxine-waters-republicans-shielding-trump-going-to-be-responsible-for-dragging
**US military tells Iraq it is preparing to 'move out': A letter confirming the move said troops would 'be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks'.**
*by michkennedy (<https://redd.it/ekznxv>)*
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/military-tells-iraq-preparing-move-200106195552545.html
**China Uighur Muslims: On brink of trade deal, Rubio says U.S. should sanction China over human rights abuses**
*by louisamarisa (<https://redd.it/ekzogr>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-uighur-muslims-human-rights-on-brink-of-trade-deal-rubio-says-u-s-should-sanction-china-over-human-rights-abuses/
**Pentagon Chief Esper to Brief Congress on Strike: Iran Update**
*by Big_Stinky_Cock (<https://redd.it/ekzoi6>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-06/mourners-pack-tehran-as-world-girds-for-retaliation-iran-update?srnd=premium
**U.S.-led Coalition Says Will Withdraw From Iraq Following Parliament Vote**
*by cynycal (<https://redd.it/ekzoib>)*
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/u-s-led-coalition-says-will-withdraw-from-iraq-following-parliament-vote-1.8369134
**U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq -letter**
*by HugeDetective0 (<https://redd.it/ekzoj7>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSL8N29B4GK
**Women donate to multiple candidates. But men tend to stick to people who look like them.**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/ekzouc>)*
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/1/6/21051898/elizabeth-warren-julian-castro-marianne-williamson-women-voters-men
**The Electability Argument Is the Second Biggest Threat of the 2020 Election**
*by VoteBernieFor2020 (<https://redd.it/ekzp72>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-electability-argument-is-the-second-biggest-threat-of-the-2020-election/
**AOC 'groans' at prospect of Biden presidency: 'In any other country we would not be in the same party'. New York congresswoman has endorsed Bernie Sanders.**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/ekzpaq>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-running-president-2020-election-a9272906.html
**Obamaworld Hates Bernie—and Has No Idea How to Stop Him**
*by NotfWorkingForPutin (<https://redd.it/ekzqkc>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obamaworld-hates-bernie-sandersand-has-no-idea-how-to-stop-him?source=twitter&via=desktop
**Top administration officials to brief Congress on Iran as Democrats move to rein in Trump**
*by JohnWalkar (<https://redd.it/ekzqpu>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/trump-iran-congress-war-powers-debate/index.html
**Trump under fire for threat to Iran cultural sites**
*by Foxhidesinfo (<https://redd.it/ekzsg9>)*
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51014237
**Trump Boasts of Soleimani Killing in 2020 Campaign Email**
*by menstrual_discharge (<https://redd.it/ekzt0n>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-boasts-of-soleimani-killing-in-2020-campaign-email?ref=wrap
**Trump administration to deport Mexican asylum-seekers to Guatemala in expansion of controversial plan: report**
*by biglou722 (<https://redd.it/ekzthz>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/476988-trump-administration-to-deport
**Don't try to make sense of Trump's Iran policy. He doesn't have one**
*by asIsaidtomyfriend (<https://redd.it/ekztwj>)*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-06/dont-try-to-make-sense-of-trumps-iran-policy
**GOP senators introduce resolution to change rules, dismiss impeachment without articles**
*by tima101 (<https://redd.it/ekztzp>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/476974-gop-senators-introduce-resolution-to-change-rules-dismiss-impeachment-without
**U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq: letter**
*by cynycal (<https://redd.it/ekzu3w>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSKBN1Z520A
**U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq: letter**
*by DamnTheAdmiralty (<https://redd.it/ekzugp>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSKBN1Z520A?il=0
**Ed Martin’s Phyllis Schlafly Eagles Attacks U.S. Archivist in Desperate Bid to Prevent Ratification of the ERA**
*by Jonny43 (<https://redd.it/ekzuoh>)*
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/ed-martins-phyllis-schlafly-eagles-attacks-u-s-archivist-in-desperate-bid-to-prevent-ratification-of-the-era/
**Adam Schiff calls for open hearings as Trump’s Iran moves stoke tensions**
*by TheGamerDanYT (<https://redd.it/ekzuus>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/06/adam-schiff-calls-for-open-hearings-as-trumps-iran-moves-stoke-tensions.html
**Netanyahu - "The assassination of Suleimani isn’t an Israeli event but an American event. We were not involved and should not be dragged into it"**
*by endeavorm2 (<https://redd.it/ekzvhy>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/us-allies-trump-suleimani-killing-reaction-response
**Senators 'block' nomination of Trump pick for U.S. attorney in western Mich.**
*by Peter_Jennings_Lungs (<https://redd.it/ekzw3v>)*
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/06/trump-u-s-attorney-pick-michigan-senators-block-nomination/2817028001/
**U.S. Military Says It Will Exit Iraq Following Iraqi Parliament Vote**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/ekzykw>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-states-military-exit-iraq-parliament-vote_n_5e139219e4b0843d3616faac
**It’s 2003 All Over Again. It doesn’t require much squinting to see the ways the Iran crisis resembles the lead-up to the Iraq War.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/ekzyli>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-2003/604477/
**American Paratroopers Were Denied Entry to Iraq After Soleimani Assassination**
*by shill_hunter_x (<https://redd.it/ekzz20>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvgx4d/american-paratroopers-were-denied-entry-to-iraq-after-soleimani-assassination
**Trump's order to kill Iran's top general has created a giant mess in just 4 days, and the dangers are rising**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/ekzzzn>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-order-kill-iran-top-general-already-created-giant-mess-2020-1
**'Did the Iraq War Just End?': In Letter, US-Led Coalition Announces It Will Leave Iraq**
*by Al-Andalusia (<https://redd.it/el00jm>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/did-iraq-war-just-end-letter-us-led-coalition-announces-it-will-leave-iraq
**Big-Dollar Party Donors Like Biden … And Warren**
*by nor_his_highness (<https://redd.it/el019r>)*
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/big-dollar-party-donors-like-biden-and-warren/
**Elizabeth Warren's ever-shifting statements on Qasem Soleimani's killing**
*by JohnWalkar (<https://redd.it/el02al>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/elizabeth-warren-quasem-soleimani-trump-2020/index.html
**Trump’s actions in Iraq could plunge the country into crisis once again, with Iran as strong as ever. Fighting between Iran and US on Iraqi soil could unleash untold chaos in the country, and with its enemies at each other’s throats, Isis may once again take root and flourish**
*by roku44 (<https://redd.it/el033d>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iraq-iran-soleimani-troops-isis-middle-east-a9272726.html
**U.S. military says it will reposition troops within Iraq in preparation for a possible withdrawal**
*by StaffSergeant (<https://redd.it/el04j6>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-strike-live-updates/2020/01/06/3b5451f2-3024-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html
**Gov. Inslee Says CBP Denials Of Detaining Iranians Are ‘Simply Not Credible’**
*by Perrin42 (<https://redd.it/el04qg>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gov-inslee-says-cbp-denials-of-detaining-iranians-are-simply-not-credible
**Delaware GOP chair condemns party leader's anti-gay post. Amid calls for his resignation, Delaware Republican Chris Rowe reportedly said he won’t apologize for using a gay slur, calling it “locker room talk.”**
*by drewiepoodle (<https://redd.it/el05h0>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/delaware-gop-chair-condemns-party-leader-s-anti-gay-post-n1110041
**In letter, U.S. military tells Iraq it will withdraw**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/el05k9>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/in-letter-u-s-military-tells-iraq-it-will-withdraw-idUSKBN1Z520A
**Daughter of deceased GOP redistricting expert releases trove of documents**
*by drunkles (<https://redd.it/el060j>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daughter-of-thomas-hofeller-late-north-carolina-gop-redistricting-expert-releases-docs-on-gerrymandering-efforts/