What would happen if tRump actually sought Congressional approval?

[ProudLib72]

Do you think McTurtle and crew would just give him carte blanche? I think they would, and that's why he isn't even asking.

[unblock]

1. he needs a majority in both houses for approval.

but if he does it without approval, congress's only real recourse is impeachment and removal. donnie only needs a majority in the house *or* 1/3rd of the senate to stay in.

so it's true, it's a lot easier to get forgiveness than permission.


of course, republicans being the partisan sh!ts that they are, of course they'll give donnie permission to bomb anyone anywhere.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'm not so sure.

Bush's Iraq debacle was not good for the GOP (W didn't even appear at their 2008 convention), and they might be a little more cautious about giving an even more incompetent president permission to start another predictably messy war with no exit strategy.

[ProudLib72]

5. I agree

He's been able to get away with murder (literally) so far with his minor operations. NK is a whole other matter. So he postures and riles Kim Jong Un hoping for an excuse to launch a retaliatory attack. But I am not sure he hasn't discussed this strategy with a few members of the GOP. I would not put it past McTurtle and Ryan to have devised a plan with tRump that would force congress's hand. If some members of congress are about to be swept up in the collusion scandal, they might just opt for the distraction of war as a better alternative to prison.

[Horse with no Name]

3. None of the quislings want to go on record

For voting for this shit. They support it but can keep their hands clean.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Trump would have risked criticism, condemnation, and ridicule from Democrats

when the matter would be brought up for debate. Not only on the record, but broadcast on TV, radio, and online.

Trump is more avoidant of that circumstance than anything else. Trust me, he cares.

[world wide wally]

6. They are the ones that told him to do it to drive up his poll numbers