These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers

Update: 2017-09-20

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When Senators Kent Conrad and Dick Durbin cast their votes against the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, they knew it was unlikely they’d be able to stop the invasion. They also knew that their votes might well be the end of their senate careers. Today, that “no” vote looks like an obvious choice. But in the moment, it was a leap of faith for them to trust their instincts and oppose the war. They also remind us that the political realities that fueled the rush to war are still present today, that there is almost nothing standing between the president and a new war -- if he wants it.

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These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers

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These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers

These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers