The noted foreign policy pundit Fareed Zakariathat that unilateral act of war represented the moment"Donald Trump became President of the United States."
It's a stupid formulation, as well as a national shame that it represents a certain conventional wisdom. But it is illuminating that our political chattering classes consider extralegal warfare to be the mark of a"serious" chief executive. against Iran-backed militias in Syria in retaliation for recent attacks on US troops just across the border in Iraq.
Biden has now officially joined the bipartisan American tradition of presidents waging war on a whim. Presidents have long enjoyed the expansive authority to briefly wage war, as Congress hasn't officially declared war since World War II. It has, however, approved several Authorizations for the Use of Military Force .
The AUMF approved by Congress days after the 9/11 terror attacks has been so broadly interpreted that four presidents have used it to conduct military operations inPredictably, partisans who opposed Trump's military strikes — like Biden press secretary Jen Psaki who in 2017 questioned the"Likewise, Donald Trump Jr.
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anthonyLfisher Love when liberals defend warmongers lol
anthonyLfisher Strongly disagree. A POTUS needs to be able to respond to threats against U.S. troops in real time. If they hit us, we hit them back *immediately*. If every minor strike requires Congressional approval, then we effectively have no Commander in Chief.
grace_panetta anthonyLfisher Limited strikes is not war. It is irrational and unworkable to expect Congress to approve any limited military engagement.
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