When U.S. bombers attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, the Iranian government downplayed the damage. And Iran’s response was a piece of kayfabe. Iranian missile forces launched 14 missiles, the same number of bunker-buster bombs dropped on Iran, at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. base in the Middle East. The Iranian […]
Over the weekend, the U.S. bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran. “The strikes were a spectacular military success” President Donald Trump said Saturday night. “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.” Officials later had to walk back Trump’s victory lap, admitting it was as yet unclear how much of Iran’s stockpile […]
If at first you don’t succeed, make more problems for yourself. That seems to be the mantra in Washington when it comes to the Middle East. Every few years, a U.S. president asks Americans to go along with a small military commitment in the region—or starts one without asking the public. Almost inevitably, it causes […]
We’re not at war with Iran. We’re merely bombing the country. Iran’s nuclear program has been effectively destroyed. We will keep bombing the country if it doesn’t give up its nuclear program. We seek peace and diplomacy with Iran. We might have to overthrow Iran’s government if it doesn’t do exactly as we say or […]
B-2 Bomber (Northrop Grumman). Â Yesterday, US warplanes struck three Iranian nuclear sites. President Trump did not make any effort to get advance congressional authorization for this action, or even to consult with Congress. It is, therefore, a violation of both the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Act. But it is possible this will […]
Hours after the U.S. bombed several sites in Iran, President Donald Trump called the operation a “spectacular military success.” Whether or not that turns out to be true, the attack looks rather different as a legal matter. Trump appears to have significantly overstepped his authority, as the attack was not authorized by Congress and was […]
The world found out about another American war through social media. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social at 7:50 PM on Saturday night. “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” he added. Trump told Fox News’ […]
After days of mounting tensions between Iran and Israel—and rising fears that the United States might directly join the fight—President Donald Trump said Thursday he would “make [his] decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” pending negotiations. “The president has made it clear he always wants to pursue diplomacy, but believe […]
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would take up to two weeks to decide whether to join Israel in attacking Iran, as the world waits to see if the U.S. military will involve itself in another costly war in the Middle East. Trump’s pause was relayed to the media by White House press secretary […]
The debate over a U.S role in Israel’s war with Iran raises two big questions: 1) Should the U.S. intervene? 2) Who gets to make that decision? At stake are human lives, expense, and potential repercussions. The second question also involves constitutional responsibilities long neglected by Congress in favor of letting presidents take credit, or […]