[Leaning Right]

> If they had cheered for Germany or Japan back then they would have found themselves on the wrong side of a firing squad. <

FDR was a pretty darn good wartime president. He rallied the country, which was easy to do because of Pearl Harbor. Then he asked Congress for a Declaration of War. Everybody was on the same page.

None of this is happening today with respect to Iran. I’m not saying Trump is therefore in the wrong. I am saying he’s not holding the same cards FDR did.

[Jim Noble]

"the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war ... and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States"

I would say a few things are missing from the Iran war -as they were missing from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Congress's power and authority are in there for a reason.