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[The Duke]

At least Bush had a reason and a Congressional approval (as convoluted as that Congressional Act was).

Trump did this on a whim

No. Trump did this on necessity and opportunity.
Every president since Carter should have done the same damn thing, but they didn't.

 

[The Duke]

Where? When?

Is that you, Barbarino?
Wut?

 

[The Duke]

That’s not a leftist…that’s a President manifested by the Kenyan…the Kenyan your globalist buddies installed.

TNH is not a globalist. I don't agree with him on this particular point, but he's not a globalist.

 

[The Duke]

I remember reading about Reagans war mongers using this retarded shit to justify his many military actions.

"The Congress shall have power to declare War;" the plain meaning of which is that, it is the peculiar and exclusive province of Congress, when the nation is at peace, to change that state into a state of war; whether from calculations of policy or from provocations or injuries received: in other words, it belongs to Congress only, to go to War."

Thats an actual founder. Not some retarded boomer on USMB.

Tripoli already declared war on us.

Yeah, but there were Marines there before it all went through Congress, which is like herding cats. 80% of this current batch of Senate are absolute traitors.
Not a good idea to rely on those bribe-takin' sumbitches for a damn thing.
Rand Paul took over a million dollars from Maduro.
And that's just foreign bribe money, not the big domestic corps. that have been ruining America since Teddy Roosevelt left office.

 

[Stryder50]

I have been against bombings by anyone for years. You know that.
I am actually anti-war. I dont just put on a red or blue hat and pretend I am.

You may have missed this earlier when first posted. Try wrapping your grey cells around the concepts here;

MAD - Mutual Assured Destruction

When the Communist ICBMs with nuclear warheads are thirty minutes away from impacting and detonating in the USA, there isn't time to convene Congress to debate on and approve a counter attack; formal Declaration of War. Hence Emergency War Powers Authorization.

Technology and communications are much advanced over the times of the Founders 250 years ago. Back then quickest time to get a message from Maine to Florida was either weeks by horseback or several days by sailing ship with good winds.

Today, crap can happen before one finishes the morning shit~shower~shave.

Not just inside the USA, but around the world where we have military based, citizens doing business/vacation, investments and business interests, etc.

Reality is that the USA is a global trading nation and one with many alliances and can not count on physical distance as a barrier or basis for isolationism.

The world for USA isolationism foreign policy passed away about 125 years ago.

September 11, 2001 should have reminded all that our enemies (and there are many) don't bother with diplomatic niceties when they try to kick us in the balls. We need to fight fire with fire and take the wind out of their sails when needed, especially before they do kick us in the balls.

Talk softly and carry (and use when necessary) a Big Stick.

 

[Stryder50]

TNH is not a globalist. I don't agree with him on this particular point, but he's not a globalist.

He's closer to an Antifa.

 

[YoursTruly]

No. Trump did this on necessity and opportunity.
Every president since Carter should have done the same damn thing, but they didn't.

Why is Iran our enemy now?

 

[BS Filter]

Why is Iran our enemy now?

Unbelievable. Maybe you should find a different hobby.

 

[The Duke]

Why is Iran our enemy now?

The people of Iran are not. The mullahs terrorizing them for decades are.
I've known how this was since around 2011 or so.
Didn't before that, but I learned from interacting with people.
A supermajority of Iranians are Christian or Zoroastrian.

 

[Stryder50]

Why is Iran our enemy now?

Same reason it has been for past 46 years.
It's not "Iran", it's the Islamist theocracy that is/was running the country.

 

[Stryder50]

Unbelievable. Maybe you should find a different hobby.

He needs to start with finding his morals, ethics, and brain.

 

[MisterBeale]

John Kiriakou : Iranian Retaliation Strikes the CIA​

10 hours ago

JOHN KIRIAKOU: An Unpardonable Process

It's an insurmountable conflict of interest to have the U.S. pardon attorney reporting directly to the Justice Department's person in charge of prosecutions. By John Kiriakou Loud & Clear w/John Kiriakou To the surprise of likely nobody who knows me, I asked former President Joe Biden

consortiumnews.com

 

[gipper]

No. Trump did this on necessity and opportunity.
Every president since Carter should have done the same damn thing, but they didn't.

Lol. You got duped for the 100th time.

 

[The Duke]

Lol. You got duped for the 100th time.
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Why not both?

 

[gipper]

Why not both?

Give it some thought, if you can.

 

[gipper]

Why not both?

Do you see the dystopia in the following?

 

[Dogmaphobe]

MAD - Mutual Assured Destruction

I had an argument with one of my political science professors 50+ years ago. Kissinger was all the rage, then, and the professor was a firm proponent of the MAD doctrine. My argument was that it was flawed since it was predicated upon rational actors representing nation states acting in rational ways, and that people are irrational creatures at best and there are frames of reference that go beyond the nation state. He dismissed me being the arrogant bastard that he was and my being 17 did not exactly provide me any gravitas, but in their own way, the Mullahs have proven me right.

I think it was around 15 or 20 rears ago when Rafsanjani came right out and said that Iran wanted Nukes to use on Israel because any potential retaliation would cause "damages only" to the Ummah. The crazy bastard wasn't concerned with a nation state, but all of Islam and its central directive to expand until nothing but Islam remained.

They want nukes. They plan on using them. They must not be allowed to have them. MAD is out the window, here.

 

[YoursTruly]

As I predicted, I asked "Why is Iran our enemy," and no one could give a legit answer. Only side steps to the question.

 

[dblack]

As I predicted, I asked "Why is Iran our enemy," and no one could give a legit answer. Only side steps to the question.

Oil and religion.

 

[YoursTruly]

Do you see the dystopia in the following?

The Trump tribe is saying it's not a war. The Trump administration is calling it a war.

They're as dumb as the left "Mostly peaceful protests," (with fire raging in the background)