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JohnnyRingo

(20,882 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:21 AM Feb 28

"we shall be greeted as liberators."

Trump is drumming out the old theory that we're doing the Iranian people a favor by destabilizing their country, killing their people, and stepping in to take over the reins of government. However, the Iraq war was approved by congress, for better or worse, and this time it's one man's war against a sovereignty, albeit an oppressive one.

Past presidents have dodged the powers of legislation by avoiding the word "war". It's a police action, a military exercise, or a limited surgical strike. But this time he's using the word "war", a war with very real casualties and vague goals known only to him. He has all by himself literally declared war on Iran without congressional oversight, without a clear goal or an exit strategy. It was an attack scribbled on the back of a cocktail napkin with no plans for after the bombs fall.

All on the whims of one man. One man who has a difficult time constructing a complete sentence or understanding how government works. Doesn't the CIA have some secret shadow government failsafe plan for when this happens?

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"we shall be greeted as liberators." (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Feb 28 OP
Over 50 reported killed in strike on girls' elementary school in Iran struggle4progress Feb 28 #1
You can bet the safest place to be in Iran...... JohnnyRingo Feb 28 #3
This war is unconstitutional and impeachable, Qutzupalotl Feb 28 #2

struggle4progress

(126,191 posts)
1. Over 50 reported killed in strike on girls' elementary school in Iran
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:26 AM
Feb 28

Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls’ elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

Published On 28 Feb 2026
28 Feb 2026

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/28/over-50-killed-in-strike-on-girls-elementary-school-in-iran

Qutzupalotl

(15,827 posts)
2. This war is unconstitutional and impeachable,
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:40 AM
Feb 28

but Congress is spineless and the speaker is weaselly.

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