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In reply to the discussion: This makes it abundantly clear the Iran strike isn't legal [View all]bigtree
(93,958 posts)...another major fault against him in the political book of wrongs.
Many Americans still remember the two decades consequences of wars of choice waged, ostensibly, on behalf of 'liberating' some ME population or the other.
Look at Trump's justifications for this foolishness which included opportunistic references to elections most Americans agree are settled, including the one in 2024 he actually won, claiming some interference other than the crimes he committed and was charged with.
He's assuming Americans are fools, and maybe he's right about his followers, but he's not doing this at some pinnacle of popularity.
I'd expect this to hit like a rock in the head of Americans already struggling with the consequences of the Trump tariff economy; already uneasy about the authoritarian violence and deaths at the hands of this government's agents; and should be thrilled, I'd imagine, to find he's off on another nation-building misadventure without a good reason; without legal justification; and without their consent.
I'd guess they'll do something about that when they get the opportunity to vote again; even some republicans who complained the last election that they didn't want anymore nation-building wars of choice.
And let's not forget that almost all those presidents you're likely thinking about acted in concert with our allies under the umbrella of NATO and U.N. findings, presentations, and votes. This is insanely void of any of that validation.
I'd also think that breach of public trust might loom large in an impeachment that featured the myriad other lies and fraud committed in just this short term, because, it isn't likely to be a court of law that's going to make a definitive judgment on this; it's the American people in just months from now.
I know republicans are sick over this because they're already in hot water over the midterms. I mean, that's the real starting game for anyone opposed to this.