Originally published at: Dems to Warn Trump He Has Run Afoul of War Powers Act With Absurd Claim That Iran War Has Been ‘Terminated’
Last month, the Trump administration insisted that its war with Iran was over, a transparently preposterous claim aimed at sidestepping a legal requirement that Congress authorize hostilities that extend beyond 60 days. Now, Senate Democrats are preparing to push back on the administration’s assertion. Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are circulating a…
“A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” ― George Orwell, Politics and the English Language
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Two immediate questions arise:
If the war has been terminated, why are Iran and the US still shooting at each other, as they have been? In other words, the claim is empirically false.
If the war has been terminated, then the US has lost the war. We have lost the negative on Iranian nukes created by Obama’s deal, and we, and the rest of the world, have lost freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. In other words, the claim is an admission of catastrophic defeat.
This is all immediately obvious. Why won’t it be the frame for reporting on this? It’s very frustrating.
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My guess is that the administration will claim that the hostilities are being directed towards third parties in the area: Oman, Kuwait, Hezbollah,” terrorists “….. But that Iran & the US are not shooting at each other. It’s just that we both have lots of troops in the area and they sometimes get hit as well……
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Any way you look at it a cease fire is done while at war. Therefore, we are still at war. An illegal war. There has been no congressional authorization.
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But the US blew up Iranian gun/rocket positions like, two days ago.
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They could have said that, sure, we’ve got a blockade still, which is an act of war, but it’s ineffective at best, leaking like the Titanic after meeting that iceberg, so you see, we really don’t have a blockade so wars over, nothing to see here, it’s not the droid you’re looking for."
Pressure, pushback, resistance, challenge these lying bullies anyway and everyway, whether they have a chance or not.
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“Since the Titanic has broken off contact with the iceberg, it is therefore logically no longer sinking.”
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It is about time the Dems did something. Hooray!!
Sure, of course ! But you’re being honest and using facts. The Administration, especially Hegseth, aren’t going to rely on facts. It’s a spin and outright lies, and that’s if they ever address the issue at all. It’s equally possible they’ll just tell Congress to pound sand and keep on doing what they’re doing.
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Trump claimed the bombing of Iran and murdering Ayatollah Khamenei was a necessary “military excursion” due to the past and present Iranian threats to Israel, but it did not rise to the level of a war needing Congressional approval. He probably believed this was the case, and believed the USA and Israel military could simply effect a regime change and disarmament with little risk. Now he claims this was a successful operation.
It sure is convenient that he is an ignorant fool.
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A letter! Good gracious what will they do next? I have an idea, charter some planes and have every Democrat fly to Minneapolis and hold a hearing in the street where Rene Good was murdered. Letters are worthless. Action attracts attention.
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