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thesquanderer

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7. Same administration also claims the Iran war has been going on for 10 months
Thu May 7, 2026, 08:22 AM
Thursday

As I mentioned elsewhere, in order to get around the fact that there was no legal justification for the war, they're telling e.g. the U.N. that the war started much earlier than Feb 28, that it's not a "new" war at all but rather a continuation of the operation that began in June of 2025. So not only has it been more than "6 weeks," the Trump administration argues here that it's been at least 10 months.

From the Conclusion section at
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-legal-adviser/2026/04/operation-epic-fury-and-international-law

The operations recommenced in late February were part of an armed conflict with Iran that has been ongoing for years and, at the very least, since June 2025. Under well-established rules of international law, it is reasonable to conclude that this conflict did not end in the interim. And in an ongoing conflict, it is not necessary as a matter of international law to reassess whether an armed attack is imminent prior to every subsequent action taken against an adversary.


Two diametrically opposed positions, and neither one is the truth.

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shithole's lackeys are up with him doing his bidding's.................. Lovie777 Thursday #1
That's "excursion" to you. I want to see the "excursion" chart. Vinca Thursday #2
I think he meant incursion, but he said excursion so he can't back off of course. What a moron. Walleye Thursday #6
More expensive. Turbineguy Thursday #3
Wars and Incursion chart. Did they do an apples and oranges chart too? dem4decades Thursday #4
So they're renaming the Pentagon again. Now it's the Department of Incursions? TheRickles Thursday #22
Graphs are fun... Here he is winning the spending competiton kerouac2 Thursday #5
Kegsbreath called our defense spending "investment" Walleye Thursday #8
Need to get you and progree together BumRushDaShow Thursday #9
Same administration also claims the Iran war has been going on for 10 months thesquanderer Thursday #7
And wasn't part of the rationale lonely bird Thursday #11
The stupid burns like a thousand suns. enigmania Thursday #10
I thought they said this war has been going on since 1979 when Iranians took the hostages. Ray Bruns Thursday #12
A lot longer than the Bay of Pigs, though, which seems the more comparable "excursion" muriel_volestrangler Thursday #13
It's wild that Trump has cathected on this moronic argument Prairie Gates Thursday #14
He has lost his mind PatSeg Thursday #15
trump's number one! trump's number one! Bayard Thursday #16
The entire country is subjected to the Ludovico Technique .................by a narcissistic psychopaths........ turbinetree Thursday #17
It's so stupid it would be funny if it weren't damaging and killing so many people all over the world. Martin68 Thursday #18
And the world-ending nuclear war will last about 30 minutes.... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #19
Also shorter than the Hundred Years War. (nt) Pinback Thursday #20
Yes, but doesn't the idiot know those wars are over? NNadir Thursday #21
Trump's Iran war has been going on longer than 6 weeks he has just claimed. Botany Thursday #23
Oh, my... the unequal capitalist empire is falling fast. Justice matters. Thursday #24
LOL popsdenver Thursday #25
Six Whip-poor-will Thursday #26
Not as short as his temper. xuplate Thursday #27
or his thang twodogsbarking Thursday #28
It's not the length of his war C_U_L8R Thursday #29
Peace prize material for sure IronLionZion Thursday #30
It's all a joke to him, just an excuse to troll on SM. maxsolomon Thursday #31
And like many wars on the list lakercub Yesterday #32
He is completely demented and our useless Congress does nothing. travelingthrulife Yesterday #33
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