"You are right to be worried, the Trump administration has no plan in Iran," Warren said
  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    3 days ago

    Sen. Angus King, the independent from Maine, said it’s “very disturbing” that Trump took the U.S. to war because Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to bomb Iran. Past U.S. presidents, he said, “have consistently said, ‘No.’” Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii said the briefing left him with more questions than answers… While presidents have the authority as the commander in chief to conduct certain strategic military operations on their own, the Constitution vests Congress with the power to wage war. Before the Iraq War began in March 2003, Republican President George W. Bush made a monthslong push to secure congressional authorization. No such vote was attempted on Iran, and an earlier Senate effort to halt Trump’s actions after last summer’s strike on Iran failed.

    • Absurdly Stupid @lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      While presidents have the authority as the commander in chief to conduct certain strategic military operations on their own, the Constitution vests Congress with the power to wage war.

      So, the President DOESN’T have the authority as commander in chief to conduct certain strategic military operations on their own, according to this “constitution” guy.

      He’s a moron, Presidents do this all the time. IN YOUR FACE CONSTITUTION

      • wampus@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        It’s a failed democracy / humane state. It’s doing wonderfully as a dictatorship. The rich are profiting quite a bit off this I’m sure.

        • Jimbel@lemmy.world
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          2 days ago

          Failed states are often performing well for a small group. But Failed states are performing really bad for the vast majority of the population.