US president says Iran conflict ‘terminated’ despite stand-off in the Middle East as Congress consent deadline passes

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[–] 18 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It means that he wasn't going to get an AUMF from Congress in his 60 day window, which is what I pretty much expected. Now it sounds like he's going to try to continue the blockade portion (i.e. not the bombing) but argue that imposing a blockade doesn't constitute deployment of troops, which I suspect isn't going to fly if it comes to court. But we'll see how the legal and political maneuvering plays out.

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