Trump: I may ask Congress to formally declare war to fight terror

[rug]

Donald Trump said a war fighting terrorism is "probably not going to be pretty." | Getty

By Nolan D. McCaskill
05/23/16 06:36 PM EDT

President Donald Trump would have no problem asking Congress for a declaration of war to fight terrorism, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly in an interview that will air Monday evening.

“It wouldn’t bother me at all doing that,” Trump said, according to a transcript of the interview. “We probably should have done that in the first place.”
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The real estate mogul said fighting terrorism isn’t the same as traditional war, noting that terrorists don’t wear uniforms and battling extremists isn’t the same as going against a country like Germany or Japan.

“This is a war against people who are vicious, violent people that we have no idea who they are, where they come from. We are allowing tens of thousands of them into our country now so on top of wars on foreign land wait 'til you see what happens in the future,” Trump warned. “It’s probably not going to be pretty. I hope I’m wrong about that, but it’s probably not going to be pretty. It’s not speculation. We’re allowing people into our country. We don’t know who they are, where they come from.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-terror-declaration-war-223497

[merrily]

1. Um, wasn't that done shortly after planes flew into the WTC?

To be fair, it's probably too much to expect a resident of Manhattan who is running for President to be aware of that.

[Albertoo]

2. Trump is inarticulate and will lose in 2016. But some of his points should be noted

If the issue of global jihad isn't tackled by grown-ups, another Trump will emerge.

The far right candidate almost got elected President of Austria this week-end.
Over the issue of the non-negligible percentage of migrants who support jihad.

[mac56]

3. How do you declare war against a thing?

War on drugs? War on poverty? Not a Congressional declaration.

[Albertoo]

5. If it's not done, another Trump will emerge (see Austria, Denmark, etc)

[Vinca]

4. Obama's been trying to get Congress to discuss this for most of his term.

Does Trump think an orange guy will do better than a black guy?

[marble falls]

6. Only if he asks for a non-exempt draft. That'll end that war in about 10 seconds.