As Trump Marches US Toward Iran War, Critics Ask: Where's the 'Pushback' From Dems and Media? | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)

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Feb. 18, 2026

Barak Ravid reported for Axios on Wednesday that, with a deal between the US and Iran appearing increasingly out of sight, “the Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize” and “It could begin very soon.”

Sources told the outlet that “A US military operation in Iran would likely be a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like full-fledged war than last month’s pinpoint operation in Venezuela.”

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[-] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago

Dems pushing against war? Is the author of the article high?

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 8 points 7 months ago

Media ignores own ability to highlight issue, criticizes other media and only group trying to stop all the other things, ignoring the group needed to actually stop things.

Title leads one to assume all is doomed, stay tuned.

Common Dreams could write "Where are the Republicans aiding Dems on Pushback of Trump's War on Iran?".

[-] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The media report what they are told

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

Psychological Warfare in the Strategy of Imperialism is an excellent deep dive into the whole thing.

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Aside from Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, and maybe the squad, who is pushing back meaningfully on this?

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

"The Squad" are Democrats. The other two names are currently valid for my point.

"The Media" always frames things as if the minority group should be winning. Republicans have the majority, they should not be absolved when they are needed to increase the total number of votes to a majority.