Was/Is What We’re Doing in Iran an Act of War?

[Etymology gaslight]

John Knox saved an astonishing number of Protestant lives in Scotland and England from what I can remember of his teachings, and how even Queen Mary, [Bloody Mary], was somewhat scared of his sermons.

Come to think of it....
he also saved the lives of a comparable number of Roman Catholics....
by convincing them to be less aggressive than other Reformers within the Roman Catholic Church wanted the Roman Catholic Church to be at that time.

Religion is a fascinating topic,
I just wish there weren't so many.
Dogmatic.

 

[Independent thinker]

I now see Trump supporters shading the argument...





They do this because Trump said he wouldn’t start any wars. Just a quick note...Trump lies more than anyone in the history of the nation...you don’t really need to try to salvage his reputation as being completely dishonest.

Anyway, I was hoping to see if the board is really buying the malarkey.

We never buy YOUR malarkey.

 

[Blisterfinger]

Trump is insane, no doubt about it. Know who's crazier? Mike Huckabe, an Evangelical radical born again nut job who thinks that a region wide war in the M.E. will trigger Jesus to come down, triggering the Raaaaaapture & he'll whisk all his Christian followers off to Heaven, leaving the sinners i.e. Muslims, Catholics, Hindus, etc etc behind to burn in Hell. Yep. Good old Mike & the born again crowd thinks Trump was sent by god & he was to trigger the Raaaaaapture which those nut jobs have been waiting for for the past 2000 years or more.

We can thank Reagen for alowing these Evangelical nut jobs into the W.H. only because the bastard wanted their vote, now the Coumyry is stuck with those lunatics who would love ww3 because it will trigger the Raaaaaaapture.

The country is screwed every which way from Sunday with these lunatics running things.

You know who is insane is you and your Islamic terrorist friends. Thanks to Trump there are about 50 of them who left the world recently.

 

[schmidlap]

It does not matter the impetus. It was an act of war. Maybe Iran did something to piss us off.

It is fortunate that no other nation has done anything to piss Trump off.

 

[BlindBoo]

Pirates can be destroyed AT WILL. There is NO requirement to board them.

Nope, non-flagged (stateless) vessels are not automatically considered pirates, but they are treated similarly under international law. While not all, unflagged ships lack the protection of a flag-state, allowing any nation to intercept, board, and investigate them on the high seas to combat illegal activities like drug trafficking or smuggling......

 

[DennisPTate]

Religion is a fascinating topic,
I just wish there weren't so many.
Dogmatic.

Some of the most "dogmatic" religious people of this past century lied and stated that they were "Atheists."

Russia and China and other "Communist" nations murdering and torturing so many religious people proves that "Atheism" can be turned into something very much like a "religion" if the firm believer in Atheism...... is sufficiently "dogmatic" in their approach to Atheism.

Some Atheists consider my ideas on "Theistic Evolutionary Theory" to be a legitimate branch of "Atheism" by definition but most Atheists who rise to the place of being Moderators prefer to ban people like me from official "Atheism" discussion forums.

 

[westwall]

It is fortunate that no other nation has done anything to piss Trump off.

Indeed. You better take heed.

 

[westwall]

Nope, non-flagged (stateless) vessels are not automatically considered pirates, but they are treated similarly under international law. While not all, unflagged ships lack the protection of a flag-state, allowing any nation to intercept, board, and investigate them on the high seas to combat illegal activities like drug trafficking or smuggling......

Yeah, they are.

 

[Clipper]

You know who is insane is you and your Islamic terrorist friends. Thanks to Trump there are about 50 of them who left the world recently.

Are you waiting for the Raaaaaaaapture, sucker? You nut jobs have been holding your hand on your ass for over 2000 years waiting for The Raaaaaaaapture. Go ask Huckster Huckabee about that one.

But you're soooooo patient!

 

[BackAgain]

Was/Is What We’re Doing in Iran an Act of War?​

Obviously.

However. Even clear acts of war do not necessarily constitute being IN a war.

Also, if we called it an “international police action” (which is how we once described our conflict against N. Vietnam). It wouldn’t really change the consequences.

The opening post doesn’t make sense.

 

[Blisterfinger]

Are you waiting for the Raaaaaaaapture, sucker? You nut jobs have been holding your hand on your ass for over 2000 years waiting for The Raaaaaaaapture. Go ask Huckster Huckabee about that one.

But you're soooooo patient!

Dude don't forget to strap on your bomb so you can **** your virgins hahaha I'm sure they're underage just like you like them!

 

[BlindBoo]

Yeah, they are.

Patently false.

"In reality, piracy has a precise legal definition under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. It refers to acts of robbery or violence committed for private ends on the high seas. A vessel without a flag is not a pirate ship by default, nor does international law grant states carte blanche to execute its occupants.

States are permitted to interdict unflagged vessels, board them, detain the crew, and bring them before a competent court. The law does not authorize summary execution, missile strikes, or sinking boats full of human beings based on suspicion or lack of a flag.

Our Lunatic In Chief is guilty of extra-judicial executions.

 

[jc456]

Trump's ceding the decision committing the United States to yet another Middle Eastern regime-change quagmire is opposed by most Americans, including a growing number of MAGAs.

The Trump regime has failed to provide any credible evidence that Iran was even remotely capable of the imminent attack on the U.S. they have concocted as a pretext.

you haven't witnessed all the drone activity since Friday? They were building a dome over their facilities to build a nuke using missiles and drones. The best game plan is a great offensive. eliminate the threat before it becomes one.

 

[westwall]

Patently false.

"In reality, piracy has a precise legal definition under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. It refers to acts of robbery or violence committed for private ends on the high seas. A vessel without a flag is not a pirate ship by default, nor does international law grant states carte blanche to execute its occupants.

States are permitted to interdict unflagged vessels, board them, detain the crew, and bring them before a competent court. The law does not authorize summary execution, missile strikes, or sinking boats full of human beings based on suspicion or lack of a flag.

Our Lunatic In Chief is guilty of extra-judicial executions.

Post the law, not an opinion, sport.

 

[BlindBoo]

Post the law, not an opinion, sport.

Here you go, Skippy. Damn that was hard to find too.....Notice what it does not include.

The definition of the crime of piracy is contained in article 101 of UNCLOS, which reads as follows:

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''Piracy consists of any of the following acts:

(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:

​ (i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft; (ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;

(b) any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;

(c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b).''

Legal Framework for the Repression of Piracy Under UNCLOS

 

[westwall]

Here you go, Skippy. Damn that was hard to find too.....Notice what it does not include.

The definition of the crime of piracy is contained in article 101 of UNCLOS, which reads as follows:

​

''Piracy consists of any of the following acts:

(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:

​ (i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft; (ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;

(b) any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;

(c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b).''

Legal Framework for the Repression of Piracy Under UNCLOS

Annnd.....

 

[Etymology gaslight]

It is fortunate that no other nation has done anything to piss Trump off.

That's the idea

 

[schmidlap]

Most Americans Disapprove of War With Iran​

The majority of Americans disapprove of the strikes that Trump ordered against Iran over the weekend, early polling shows. Only 27% of Americans approve.

Prominent MAGA voices are criticizing Trump’s war with Iran and promising there will be political ramifications in upcoming elections.​

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Congressional Republicans will pay the price in the midterms.​

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[80zephyr]

It is fortunate that no other nation has done anything to piss Trump off.

Killing of 35,000 innocent people would piss me off too.

 

[Etymology gaslight]

Killing of 35,000 innocent people would piss me off too.

Obama the Muslim butcher