r/politics Georgia Aug 10 '21

Joe Biden to release secret 9/11 files on Saudi Arabia after victims’ families disinvite him from memorial

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-release-saudi-arabia-september-11-b1899786.html
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u/jetf Aug 10 '21

This already happened 5 years ago. Lookup JASTA

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '21 edited 6d ago

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u/PotaToss I voted Aug 10 '21

Reminder that they complained that Obama didn't warn them enough or something after they overrode his veto.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/29/politics/obama-911-veto-congressional-concerns/index.html

“Because everyone was aware who the potential beneficiaries were, but nobody focused on the potential downside in terms of our international relationships. And I just think it was a ball dropped,” McConnell said. “I wish the President – and I hate to blame everything on him and I don’t – but it would have been helpful had…we had a discussion about this much earlier than the last week.”

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u/ShadedPenguin Aug 10 '21

"and I hate to blame everything on [Obama] and I don’t"

If this was anyone else but a Republican, and especially not Mitch McConnel I would believe this statement.

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u/no-palabras Aug 11 '21

I believe the word is “overridened”…it.

As in, Congress overridened Obama’s veto of the bill.