I only learned today that Republicans were trying to merge the US and Israel militaries -- it was in the NDAA

[LymphocyteLover]

that Dems just blocked in the Senate, thankfully.

What an insane and sickening idea!!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016430432

[underpants]

1. So we'd be MORE linked to every IDF action? Ridiculous.

[LymphocyteLover]

2. Right???

[AloeVera]

3. Watch this issue closely. I'm afraid it's not over and Democrats need to do better.

In June, Democrats on the House Armed Service Committee all voted (with one exception plus Khanna), along with Republicans, to reject an amendment put forward by Ro Khanna to strip the integration from the NDAA.

You read that right.

What you are referring to as Democrats blocking the integration is actually a vote to block debate on the NDAA, preventing it from advancing. The Democrats' rationale was that the NDAA would givce a "permission slip" for Trump to continue the Iran war without Congressional oversight. It was NOT a rejection of the integration, per se.

It remains to be seen how Democratic leadership deals with that in the future and certainly deserves close scrutiny. Glad you brought it forward.

[KPN]

4. Thank you for that clarification. Can you provide us some sources for further reference?

[AloeVera]

5. Sure.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/14/senate-democrats-block-defence-bill-over-iran-war-israel-provisions

https://www.commondreams.org/news/ndaa-section-224

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Here's the bill. But it's a PDF.

https://armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fy27_ndaa_chairmans_mark_-_final.pdf

[littlemissmartypants]

7. And some have been critical of Corey Booker's stance on the legislation without understanding what's going on, iirc.

There's a poison pill in the bill supposedly that gives the regime a backdoor to restricted voters' rights.