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‘You’re going to be BLACKMAILED in ways that you can't even imagine’ — Netanyahu

NOW - Netanyahu: "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good."

🚨🇮🇱 Wait, Netanyahu might actually be dead...

NOW - Netanyahu: "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good."

NOW - Netanyahu: "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good."

NOW - Netanyahu: "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good."

23 years ago tonight, in an Oval Office address, George W. Bush announced the start of the Iraq War. 4,492 American service members were killed in the years that followed. 32,292 were wounded. At least 200,000 Iraqi civilians died. The humanitarian impact was immense. America wasted 9 years and 3 trillion dollars on a war that never should have happened—a war predicated on a lie, pushed by warmongering neocon politicians, and paid for by everyday people. Imagine what that $3 trillion could have bought here at home. Imagine the decade we could have spent focusing on America, our people, our place in the world. Imagine the lives our service members, stolen from us, would have lived. But instead, the president took us to war. Yet another costly quagmire in the Middle East. I voted against the Iraq War. I knew the White House would lie to Members of Congress and voters alike to manufacture the pretext for a conflict—and they did. Now, Iran is shaping up to be Iraq 2.0—new lies, new bloodthirsty politicians, still paid for by American families. Yesterday, we learned that Trump wants another $200 billion for his war. That's after Congress already gave the Pentagon more money than it even asked for in the budget. Enough is enough. It is not too late to learn from the past. Stop this madness. Bring our troops home. End this war.

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” - Matthew 18:20 As Catholics, we believe in the immense power of prayer. We believe that God hears our prayers. And we believe that our prayers for our nation will be heard! Tonight, Catholics from around the country will gather together in prayer, and priests will lead us in consecrating America to Our Lady.

Yesterday we celebrated the life, service & love of my brother in law Mike Smith, Master SGT (Ret) USMC. Mike enlisted in the Marines following the attacks on 9/11 & Shannon enlisted in the Navy. Like so many in our generation, Mike & Shannon wanted to do their part for our nation following 9/11. Mike served at the tip of the spear as an Explosives Ordinance Disposal technician for Marine Recon & MARSOC. Mike earned a Bronze Star for Valor in Afghanistan for saving the lives of his Marine Recon team when they were ambushed, Mike fought the enemy, rendered aid to his wounded Marines & safely disposed of IEDs, clearing an escape route for his entire team. Marines don’t give out awards easily, getting BSM w/V from Marine Recon is a high honor. EOD is as dangerous as it gets, and takes certain type of crazy to seek out IEDs, mines & explosives designed to kill us. I was always grateful when we had EOD with us. Mike survived the war, only to be taken by cancer immediately after retiring. The cancer stalking our generation of warriors is evil, fast & mercilessly, get your screenings. Mike was larger than life, yesterday his brothers did a great job of sharing so many stories of Mike’s antics, his valor & most importantly, his love. Love for his brothers, family & nation. There are no words to describe the pain of his loss & the pain that his parents & sister are enduring. I don’t know why this happened but I do know we’ll see Mike & Shannon again, and they are together now. Now it’s on us to live a life worthy of their sacrifice.