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Congress didn't.
Supreme Court didn't.
No one stopped him.
Precedent Dump issued an unconstitutional military strike on Iran.
Why Is Anyone Surprised??
Brace for impact!
malaise
(296,076 posts)Asking for a planet
Moostache
(11,171 posts)This is a thing that openly mused about the use of nuclear weapons in the past. Not the distant, foggy unremembered past...less than 10 years ago...about the same time he implied Mexicans were rapists and murderers.
No one stopped this unjustified attack.
No one will stop him from doing worse.
THAT worries me deeply.
Irish_Dem
(81,242 posts)sop
(18,605 posts)Irish_Dem
(81,242 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(23,219 posts)Trump used the same loophole in the War Powers Act that Clinton, Obama and Reagan used.
The president has 60 days following the commencement of military action to obtain AUMF from congress.
The only rule Trump didnt follow is he apparently only briefed 6 members of the Gang Of Eight.
Mr.Bee
(1,823 posts)For putting our Armed Forces in danger in bases all over Europe.