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Oh dear! Some people just can't accept fact. The US is not at war with Iran. If it comes to war with Iran then that needs to go through congress.

International law? You're defending the worst fanatical Islamist regime on earth. Only thing the US attacked was three nuclear enrichment facilities with precision strikes to deny the aforementioned fundamentalist Islamic regime from making nukes. This was not a declaration of war. This was a net benefit to the world. Stop crying about it.

The POTUS can deploy a military action in the instance that there is a threat to the US, US personnel and or interests, and in defence of allies without authorization from congress. I have pointed out this fact several times.

No. It's demonstrating that similar actions have been taken by both Democrat and Republican presidents. Seems in your mind it's only bad when it comes from the republican side.

Stop making things up. How old are you. Why Trump went in is perfectly clear. Iran has/had uranium enriched to 60% hidden deep under a mountain and are/were making thousands of rockets. 60% is way more than what's needed for domestic nuclear energy production and can easily and quickly be further enriched to a weapons grade 90%. As I stated Trump has denied the worst fundamentalist Islamic regime on the planet from producing nukes. You're response to this is some ridiculous hypothetical scenario about China bombing Australia.

Ridiculous comment. Trump took action to take out the ability of the worst fundamentalist Islamic nation on earth from producing nukes. Your analogy of China bombing Australia is infantile.

Interesting. How about the multiple daily new threads complaining about the "bad orange man". If those who have Trump living rent free in their heads 24/7 didn't continuously start threads or for some reason blame Trump for everything my guess is we would see a lot less bickering.

Like Obama did.

Iranian airspace might belong to Iran but it's now totally controlled by Israel. As for "just fly in and bomb them?" that's easy. Take out a threat of nuclear weapons which would threaten the US, US personnel and interests, and the defence of an ally, Israel. What do you imagine would happen. The US contacts Iran to ask if they can come into their airspace so they can bomb their nuclear enrichment facilities?

I think you'll find it's Oman but the fact remains Iran can't close the Straight of Hormuz.

Yep. Prices have gone up for sure. Such is the nature of the black market. There's probably as much vaping going on now as there was before the "support tobacco industry" vaping shut down.

Why Singapore?

Wait so don't buy dodgy vapes because of "significant health risks and the dangers posed by unregulated and improperly handled materials." so that means buy ones that aren't dodgy but are illegal. Clear as mud. As it vape shop as far as I know are still shut down but there is now a thriving black market on line. These morons couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.

Tragic but difficult to understand.

'Midnight Hammer'

To all those that were saying bunker busters were not confirmed as being used well there you go. Confirmed. 14 of them. Also being said by Hegsath the US acted in self defence to protect the US, US personnel and interests and Israel which is exactly what I have previously posted and got the old thumbs down from a couple of morons. They were surgical strikes and do not constitute going to war. I'll accept apologies from anyone who has the balls to say they were WRONG.

Israel started the war. Trumps come in to try and deny Iran having nukes. Do you want Iran to have nukes?

Wow! Very concerning especially if it's not all destroyed or they've managed to move some. 83.7% is basically there.

Level is 60%. 90% is needed. This jump doesn't take long from what I've seen.

Fairly sure this thread will be closed soon with all the verbal diarrhea going on.

I'm sure they do. I'm also sure that they consider being the largest state sponsor of terrorism justified.

Technically no. This will be called a necessary military action to protect the US, US personnel and interests and Israel from a nuclear threat. As I have been saying no declaration of war has of yet been made by the POTUS to congress which would then need to be authorized by congress. When the US went into Granada under the Regan administration this was not officially a war. Vietnam. War or police action? Congress never declared it a war so technically the US was not at war with North Vietnam. The same applies for North Korea. Technical and legalistic nonsense no doubt but it is the case.

He hasn't declared war. Declaration of war needs congressional approval. As it is the US is not at war with Iran so no congressional authorization needed.

Two carrier strike groups in the Strait of Hormuz (If Nimitz has turned up yet) so good luck mining it. Drones and missiles will be the issue.

Read this article and educate yourself. As I said he didn't need congressional authorization. If you disagree then support your argument rather than acting like a petulant schoolboy with your comments. Does Trump have the authority to order U.S. strikes on Iran? His Article II powers include authority not only to order the use of military force to defend the United States and U.S. persons against actual or anticipated attacks, but also to advance other important national interests. Presidents of both parties have deployed U.S. forces and ordered the use of military force, without congressional authorization, on numerous occasions. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/does-trump-have-the-authority-to-order-u-s-strikes-on-iran