People act like the U.S. and Israel just woke up and decided to attack Iran for no reason. That’s not reality.
For years, Iran has funded and armed groups attacking both countries, pushed its missile program, and moved closer to nuclear capability. When a regime openly calls for Israel’s destruction & threatens U.S. interests in the region, that’s not something you just ignore and hope works itself out.
This isn’t about starting a war, it’s about stopping a bigger one later. If you believe Iran getting nuclear weapons would destabilize the entire region and put millions at risk, then taking action before that happens makes sense. Not to mention the sheer evilness of slaughtering 30,000 innocent Iranian civilians.
You don’t have to like it, Trump or Netanyahu, but pretending there’s no justification at all ignores the bigger picture.
Yes, Rep. Lawler’s post is largely accurate on the War Powers Resolution: President must notify Congress within 48 hours of hostilities, forces terminate after 60 days (+30 extension) unless Congress authorizes via declaration of war or statute (AUMF). Presidents have broad Article II authority for limited actions like strikes; Congress can force withdrawal via resolution anytime.
Korea: Truman called it a UN “police action” (no declaration); Congress funded it.
Vietnam: 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave statutory authorization (broad enough for escalation).
War on Terror: 2001 AUMF (statutory) authorized force against 9/11 perpetrators and associates—used for 20+ years as Congress didn’t revoke it.
Formal declarations ended after WWII; statutes/AUMFs became the norm instead, with politics preventing strict 60-day enforcement.
This conga line of feckless and leftwing Democrats on TV is grotesque. They are literally angry that our country is engaged in a righteous battle to eliminate a terrorist regime that is developing nukes, slaughtering tens of thousands, has murdered and maimed thousands of our fellow Americans, and is funding and spreading terrorism throughout the world.
Now, what did they do about this regime? Funded it. Appeased it. And left it to President Trump to deal with the disastrous mess they created and left him. They had no rational or effect strategy or plan to address it.
The Democrat Party does, in fact, hate America. Even now, at a time like this, they seek to sabotage us.
Also, a number of the usual American-hating Islamist media clowns are in full propaganda mode, trashing our president and our country. It is time to deport as many of them as is legally allowable and to attempt to denaturalize some of the others and remove them. When you read what they say and believe you have to wonder how an immigration system that is supposed to work to benefit our country, and is supposed to only allow in foreigners who have allegiance to our country, it is clear these individuals ought not be here. This is not about the 1st amendment or any civil liberties. It is about their presence in our country in violation of basic immigration-law requirements.
“Obama: It Was You” — by Mike Gallagher Heard by 2.25 million weekly listeners, Gallagher lists Obama’s shocking actions: •Claimed “I am one of you” at an Islamic dinner. •Referred to “My Muslim faith” on ABC News. •Sent $100M taxpayer dollars to rebuild foreign mosques. •Promised to “stand with Muslims” in conflict. •Bowed to the Saudi King; sat 20 years in an anti-American church. •Exempted Muslims from Obamacare penalties. •Omitted “endowed by our Creator” from the Declaration of Independence. •Mocked the Bible, praised the Qur’an. •Backed the Ground Zero Mosque, skipped National Prayer Breakfasts. •Appointed anti-Christian czars and Islamist Homeland Security advisors. •Made NASA’s priority “Muslim outreach.” •Supported Hamas with $900M U.S. dollars. •Shrouded Christian symbols, honored Muslim holidays. •Refused to label Islamic terrorism or defend persecuted Christians. •Called America “not a Christian nation.”
The evidence is overwhelming: It was always you, Mr. Obama.
“Think about this: by the end of the Trump administration, because of the massive sanctions we had put on the oil and gas sector, the Iranians had about $4 billion left in foreign reserves. That’s not a lot of money at all in terms of foreign reserves,” Sullivan said. “The Biden administration comes in and immediately says, ‘We’re not going to enforce those sanctions. As a matter of fact, we’re going to get Iran money.’ And right now Iran has well over $75 billion in foreign reserves in the three years since the Trump administration. “And guess what they’re using that $75 billion for? To fund Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, to train them,” he said. Sullivan blasted the Biden administration for retreating to its “default position” of “appeasement of Iran.”
“Think about this: by the end of the Trump administration, because of the massive sanctions we had put on the oil and gas sector, the Iranians had about $4 billion left in foreign reserves. That’s not a lot of money at all in terms of foreign reserves,” Sullivan said. “The Biden administration comes in and immediately says, ‘We’re not going to enforce those sanctions. As a matter of fact, we’re going to get Iran money.’ And right now Iran has well over $75 billion in foreign reserves in the three years since the Trump administration. “And guess what they’re using that $75 billion for? To fund Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, to train them,” he said. Sullivan blasted the Biden administration for retreating to its “default position” of “appeasement of Iran.”
“Iran Threatens to ‘Decisively Respond’ to U.S. Strikes” – Newsmax, Jan 31, 2024, 12:10pm EST
On Jan 30, Biden said, sort of, he intends to respond to the attack by Iran that killed 3 service members and wounded at least 40 others last Sunday. And now Iran is trying play the victim card and threaten Biden that he better not retaliate.
Sadly, we all know Biden was only saying he would respond to Iran’s unprovoked attack because this is an election year. I would not be surprised in the least if he was only going to tell them once again, “Don’t.”
President Trump put aside his legal battles to recognize and criticize Joe Biden for the “horror” happening in the Mid East and other global “hot spots,” accurately pointing out, “thousands have so needlessly died” due to the incompetence and weakness of the [Biden] administration.
Trump made the comments in a Truth Social post Friday morning, Oct 20, ’23.
“As I successfully fight these Political Opponent Lawsuits, all created and started by Crooked Joe Biden and his group of Radical Left Thugs, I realize how insignificant they are compared to the horror of what is going on with Israel and the Middle East, where thousands of people have so needlessly died, in a war that should have never started, and millions could very easily follow, all due to the highly incompetent Biden Administration and their policies of Weakness and Appeasement (and of being just plain stupid!),” Trump began.
IRAN BLINKS having sent a fake attack last night that only hurt a few Iraqis no Americans were even injured and no infrastructure on our 2 air bases in Iraq were damaged… POTUS TRUMP is the first POTUS to actually change Irans behavior in 40 years!!! Essentially, Taking out Suleimani Irans 2nd most powerful leader sent a message to the Ayatollah that we can put a Missile right through his front window or blow up any building he is in any where in the world… My friends, Iran’s foreign Minister called his counterpart in Finland and told them hours before the so called strike exactly what they were going to do so that the USA troops could prepare… First time in 40 years Iran has ever done that and that is because they are scared silly we are going to destroy the whole countries infrastructure which we must do eventually so Iran never gets a Nuke Bomb….Trump has handled this whole situation brilliantly!!!!
The event last night with the 15 rockets was a non-event used by the Ayatollah for domestic propaganda only.
The circumstantial evidence is mounting that the Kremlin succeeded in infiltrating the US government at the highest levels. How else to explain a newly elected president looking the other way after an act of Russian aggression? Agreeing to a farcically one-sided nuclear deal? Mercilessly mocking the idea that Russia represents our foremost geo-political foe?
Accommodating the illicit nuclear ambitions of a Russian ally? Welcoming a Russian foothold in the Middle East? Refusing to provide arms to a sovereign country invaded by Russia? Diminishing our defenses and pursuing a Moscow-friendly policy of hostility to fossil fuels? All of these items, of course, refer to things said or done by President Barack Obama.
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