Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors

[ShazzieB]

13. I see your points.

But all I was trying to say is that I think we should wait and see what happens, rather than immediately declare that the outcome is a foregone conclusion. I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear.

I know I probably sound like a cockeyed optimist to some people (and I am, to some extent). But all the posts pooh-poohing these investigations sound like they were written by a flock of Chicken Littles to me, so it goes both ways.

The reason I'm just a little bit hopeful is that I've been seeing signs that a lot of Republicans, from politicians in Congress to rank and file voters, have been getting their fill of Trump lately. I read recently (sorry, can't remember where) that Republicans in the House are getting really, really worried about the midterms and how their chances of reelection are looking. They're genuinely-afraid of losing the House next year, and they are NOT happy about that. I think at least some of them may be questioning the wisdom of continuing to cheerfully rubber stamp every single crazy thing he does.

He's done a lot of crazy things since January 20, and opening these investigations is the closest I can remember Congress coming to sending a message that there's anything even a little big questionable about anything he's done. And thank the universe they have, because blowing up these so-called drug boats (on what appears to be little or no evidence) is arguably the most extreme thing he's done so far. 83 people have been killed in those attacks to date - in what appears to be cold blood - and the last one, where a direct order was given to kill survivors who were clinging to the wreckage, was a flat out, no bones about it, certified WAR CRIME. Consicering the way things have been going, I was pleasantly surprised when committees in both the House and Senate announced that they were going to open investigations.

Whatever happens from here is anybody's guess. If nothing else, i think there's a reasonable possibility of Hegseth getting thrown under the bus. That's one way they could appear to take a stand while still shielding their Dear Leader. It's not ideal, but I could live with it, to be honest. (Because, seriously, FUCK PETE HEGSETH!)

Whatever the outcome of these investigations may be, I'm sure it won't be exactly what any of us would wish, but the fact that committees in both Houses of Congress are opening investigations is not nothing, imo. At the very least, it's a bipartisan acknowledgement that something is Not Right, and to my way of thinking that's pretty significant in itself.