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Statement from Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, an Army commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom
This says it all...
Men who know more about war than Donald Trump ever will
warned him repeatedly about the risks to American lives by starting a war with Iran.
Indeed, Trump himself predicted casualties in his speech to America.
The Constitution could not be more clear.
When launching wars of choice, especially with American lives in the balance,
the president goes to Congress and Congress authorizes it.
That did not happen, and these operations are blatantly unconstitutional.
More to the point, these operations seem to have no focus.
Trump says they're to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon,
but just last year he said we 'obliterated' that program.
It seems to be targeting missile sites, but Trump says it is to stoke regime change.
A war without focus is a war with no tangible goals.
And a war with no goals ends up a Forever War.
Trump said these kinds of Forever Wars would never happen under his presidency.
He lied.
Just like saying he'd lower prices and bring back jobs, he lied.
The Republican Congress must now hold him accountable,
or we will hold Republicans in Congress accountable in November.
warned him repeatedly about the risks to American lives by starting a war with Iran.
Indeed, Trump himself predicted casualties in his speech to America.
The Constitution could not be more clear.
When launching wars of choice, especially with American lives in the balance,
the president goes to Congress and Congress authorizes it.
That did not happen, and these operations are blatantly unconstitutional.
More to the point, these operations seem to have no focus.
Trump says they're to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon,
but just last year he said we 'obliterated' that program.
It seems to be targeting missile sites, but Trump says it is to stoke regime change.
A war without focus is a war with no tangible goals.
And a war with no goals ends up a Forever War.
Trump said these kinds of Forever Wars would never happen under his presidency.
He lied.
Just like saying he'd lower prices and bring back jobs, he lied.
The Republican Congress must now hold him accountable,
or we will hold Republicans in Congress accountable in November.
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More of this please.
our side because congressional approval is not required.
Remember, Obama did not seek congressional approval for military strikes in the Middle East citing his authority as commander in chief.
I don't know where people are getting the idea that congressional approval is required 
At the very least you should acknowledge that many observers think that the Constitution does in fact require the executive to obtain congressional approval before launching a war.
Of course they are!!
WTF 
And he's not our friend either. Why we are continuing to treat him like one and not doing to him what we did to Osama Bin Laden is absolutely insane.
last bit of leash restraining it.
