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Operation Feeble Congress

In the Face of a Fight, They Freeze and Fawn.

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Trygve Hammer
Mar 02, 2026
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From the War Powers Resolution of 1973

From their trench in the scorched desert, the soldiers chanted, “George Bush! George Bush! George Bush!” One waved a dirty, white t-shirt tied to the end of a stick. Another displayed a small U.S. flag.

They were Iraqi soldiers surrendering to U.S. forces during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. They saw George H.W. Bu…

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