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In the end, Bernie Sanders did not stop the flow of weapons. He did something much harder to undo: he pierced the veil of plausible deniability. By forcing a floor vote on the specific human cost of these munitions, he made it impossible for the American political establishment to say, “We didn’t know.” The $20 billion deal survived the night, but the question of when a partnership becomes enabling remains unanswered. As the bombs continue to ship, the moral and legal questions raised on the Senate floor will continue to echo, proving that while power may win the vote, conscience is much harder to silence.
