Let me guess, the ones who think it was illegal have taken campaign donations and other compensation from Iran or its proxies, or are muslim themselves.
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Posted on 01/03/2020 7:25:18 AM PST by RandFan
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) reacted Friday to the U.S.’s deadly airstrike on a top Iranian military commander, stating that it would be “feckless” for the country to wage war against the Islamic regime without Congressional authorization.
“President Trump viscerally understands that the toppling of Saddam Hussein made Iran stronger. Soleimani, like Hussein, was an evil man who ordered the killing of Americans. Yet, the question remains, whether his death will lead to more instability in the Middle East or less,” Paul wrote on Twitter. “The question today is whether the assassination of Soleimani will expand the war to endanger the lives of every American soldier or diplomat in the Middle East?”
“If we are to go to war w/ Iran the Constitution dictates that we declare war. A war without a Congressional declaration is a recipe for feckless intermittent eruptions of violence w/ no clear mission for our soldiers,” the senator added. “Our young men and women in the armed services deserve better.”
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Iran has muslim fanatics, meaning low IQ savage belligerents. They WILL use nuclear weapons the second they have them.
If he felt so strongly he would stop the complaining and actually do something. The definition of war has changed, he should roll up his sleeves and start some legislating.
I AGREE! I hope none of them die. I will never forgive Trump. He should be doing a draw down not ramping up!
There are American troops in Iraq
An Iranian warrior leader was in Iraq leading his surrogate troops against our forces both military and diplomatic.
The general was killed as an enemy warrior in Iraq.
There is no undeclared shooting (kinetic) war with Iran.
There is a diplomatic war being waged with sanctions that Iran is trying to resist with surrogate kinetic action in Iraq. Their primary warrior was killed on the surrogate battlefield, not Iran.
Rand Paul has demonstrated a stance that favors American enemies rather than and over American diplomats and troops.
The problem we have now, though, is that the Democrats have created a scenario where they are more concerned with their own political power than with the national security of the United States. They are reflexively opposing anything and everything the president does for political purposes.
Should Trump fail to act because the political winds prevent him from doing so? Even at the cost of American lives?
We are now facing the true crisis brought about by the partisanship of the Democrats.
Where was all of this concern when Obama was bombing Libya?
Oh it's the beginning of a war with them alright. Don't kid yourself.
As you say...
"Illegal" or "bold"? Lawmakers divided over airstrike killing Iranian military leaderLet me guess, the ones who think it was illegal have taken campaign donations and other compensation from Iran or its proxies, or are muslim themselves.
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“The question today is whether the assassination of Soleimani will expand the war to endanger the lives of every American soldier or diplomat in the Middle East?”
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He called it an assassination, that would seem to be saying it’s a bad thing.
No press stage for a Republican attacking Obama, but once a Republican attacks Trump the media stampedes with microphones and cameras.
Not really, they've been at war with us for a long time...
During the siege of our embassy in 1979 the Iranian Ayatollah declared war against the United States of America. That was forty years ago, and finally we have somewhat returned the favor.
It’s long past time to turn all their military assets to rubbish.
Anymore than we went to war with Pockistan, when we took out Bin Laden.
“Oh it’s the beginning of a war with them alright. Don’t kid yourself.”
I’d say after 608 dead American soldiers due to this guy that the war is well under way.
Iran declared war on the USA in 1979. We are merely responding to that declaration.
Like most libertarians Rand hits the bullseye when commenting on domestic policy, and hits his foot when commenting on foreign policy.
Taking out a couple of jihad miscreants while they are in another country stirring up trouble is not an act of war as defined by the constitution. I love Rand Paul but his only weakness is foreign policy.
Lots of brave armchair warriors today.
Congress can’t “authorize” war. They can declare it, or not.
Your analogy doesn't work. Bin Laden wasn't the number two man in the Pakistan government. Just because we killed Solimani in Baghdad may not be a reason for Iraq to retaliate but Iran certainly will feel the need to.
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