US military has launched 'major combat operations' in Iran - Trump

Trump says the US military has launched “major combat operations” in Iran, saying the country had attempted to rebuild its nuclear programme.

Edit: Gift link to the NYT live coverage

Edit2: updated headline

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[–] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If Republicans are against it then why isn't Congress stopping him?

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  • [–] 29 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    They're cowards and/or bought by Israel. The Democratic leadership conveniently delayed a vote against military action until next week. Speculation is that either they get so much AIPAC money they'll do whatever Israel wants or they think this will be such a big shit show for Trump they want to just let it happen for political benefit.

    Also, realistically, Republicans are weak-willed morons. There will be a few days of uncomfortable confusion, but they'll be cheerleading this by next week.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago*

    Republicans are weak-willed morons. There will be a few days of uncomfortable confusion, but they’ll be cheerleading this by next week.

    After all, they never met a middle-eastern war they didn't like.

    • Killing lots of brown people.

    • Unlimited money for their defense contractor buddies.

    • Get to cosplay as patriotic for supporting the war effort and supporting the troops. (Words only for the troops, of course. Still cutting veteran's healthcare budget.)

    What's not to like?

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