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The Democrats pretend to oppose the war in Iran. But let's get serious. They keep showing otherwise: 1) On February 28, the day the strikes began, Democrats in both chambers praised them. Fetterman posted “God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel” and called himself “a hard no” on war powers. Gottheimer praised the “decisive action.” 2) Schumer’s first statement criticized Trump’s methods, not the war itself. He said confronting Iran “demands American strength, resolve, regional coordination and strategic clarity.” 3) On March 5, four House Democrats killed the first war powers resolution: Golden, Landsman, Cuellar and Vargas. It failed 212 to 219, so their four votes decided it. Golden said, “This is not an illegal war.” Landsman wanted to let the military “finish this particular operation.” 4) In late March, House Democratic leadership chose not to force a second vote because it wasn’t sure it had the votes. That pushed the next chance to mid-April. Whip Katherine Clark said they were “holding that option.” 5) Fetterman voted against ending the war in every Senate vote, including the September 24 vote that failed 49 to 50. If he had voted yes, it would have been 50 to 50. 6) Senior Senate Democrats left the door open to paying for the war. Durbin wouldn’t “rule out” a supplemental. Coons wanted to make sure the military had munitions. Slotkin said it wasn’t off the table. Fetterman said he was “100%” for it. 7) On July 22, six House Democrats provided the decisive votes for the $1.15 trillion NDAA, which passed 216 to 212 after seven Republicans defected: Cuellar, Don Davis, Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, Adam Gray and Gluesenkamp Perez. Leadership recommended a no vote, but there’s no sign it treated the vote as a red line. 8) Democrats voted overwhelmingly for the money the Pentagon is fighting with. The $839 billion FY26 defense bill passed the House 341 to 88 in January, a month before the war. Since House Republicans hold only about 220 seats, that means at least 120 Democrats voted yes. 9) Seven Senate Democrats, Schumer among them, voted against blocking arms sales to Israel, the US partner in the war: Blumenthal, Coons, Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Rosen and Schumer. 10) Democratic leadership’s plan is to wait. Meeks says he will bring a resolution to end the war on the first day of the next Congress, two months away. Jeffries says stopping the war is a priority once he becomes Speaker. 11) Eleven Democrats missed Tuesday’s Hegseth impeachment vote. They include Stansbury and Strickland, both of whom had publicly backed impeachment. Haley Stevens, who just endorsed the Republican Mike Rogers for Senate, spent Monday’s votes in the Republican cloakroom and skipped Tuesday’s vote. Most Democrats vote to end the war when the vote is symbolic. When a vote carries real leverage, like the NDAA, Pentagon money or bombs for Israel, enough of them vote yes to keep the war going, and leadership doesn’t punish them. They want to pretend to be against the war because of public opinion and do what they can to help the military-industrial complex behind the facade.