Handel en Hollen: De Reis van de Spulletjes!

Hallo daar, jonge vrienden! Ik ben Schildje de Schildpad, jullie vriendelijke gids op deze prachtige reis door de geschiedenis. Vandaag gaan we het hebben over iets heel bijzonders: Handel en Holl...

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Democratic leaders were outspoken during the massive US military buildup in the Middle East,
⭐️decrying his unwillingness to engage with Congress and lack of long-term strategy for Iran.
🔸They noted that it was Trump, during his first term, who shredded Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.

Once the US and Israeli military struck on Saturday, the sharpest voices accused the president of riding roughshod over the constitution.
Senator Bernie #Sanders denounced the assault as “an illegal, premeditated and unconstitutional war”,
while Senator Chris #Van #Hollen warned it amounted to a “regime-change war” that would leave the US less secure.

Senator Tim #Kaine, long a thorn in the side of presidents of both parties on war powers, called the strikes “a colossal mistake”
and demanded a swift vote requiring Trump to seek authorisation.

Others, however, were more qualified. Tom #Suozzi, a New York Democrat who co-chairs the Problem Solvers caucus, wrote on X: “I agree with the President’s objectives that Iran can never be allowed to obtain nuclear capabilities.”
Henry #Cuellar of Texas said the threat posed by Iran was “real and longstanding”.
And not all Democrats are lining up behind a war powers rebuke.

There may be enough defections to block a war powers resolution,
-- although a few libertarian Republicans could join those in favor.
The split also exposes a deeper unease within Democratic ranks over how robustly to confront Iran and how far to go in backing Israeli military action.
There are also political traps as Republicans accuse them of lacking patriotism and ignoring the Iranian diaspora who have taken to the streets to celebrate Khamenei’s downfall.
The discomfort is embodied by Senator Mark #Kelly, a former combat pilot and potential 2028 presidential contender. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Kelly was asked if he agrees with Lindsey Graham, a hawkish Republican senator, that the world is now safer because the supreme leader of Iran is dead.
Kelly replied: “Well, I agree with that part. I mean, it’s a good thing that the supreme leader is gone and some of the folks around him.”
👍But he also delivered a withering assessment of the White House’s preparation.
♦️ “Hope is not a strategy,” Kelly warned,
questioning whether the administration had any serious plan for the aftermath.
Air power can destroy targets, he added,
⚡️but fully eliminating capabilities without boots on the ground is “incredibly challenging”.

The congressional debate over war powers would mostly be symbolic.
🆘Even if a resolution were to pass the narrowly split Congress, Trump likely would veto it and Congress would not have the two-thirds majority needed to overturn that rejection.
Congress has often failed to block other US military actions, including in a Senate vote on Venezuela,
👉but the roll calls stand as a public record.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/democrats-divided-iran-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Heute in einem #tagesschau Artikel:

>>"Es geht um den Schutz der Grundfreiheiten und des in der #Verfassung verankerten Grundsatzes eines ordnungsgemäßen Verfahrens, das jeden in Amerika lebenden Menschen schützt", sagte Van #Hollen

#Trump bezeichnet Van Hollen als "Trottel"<<

Wer kennt den Film #Idiocracy und kann beim Gedanken daran auch schon lange nicht mehr lachen?

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/usa-el-salvador-van-hollen-migrationspolitik-100.html

Sechs neue Online-Ortfamilienbücher im März 2025

https://www.compgen.de/2025/04/sechs-neue-online-ortfamilienbuecher-im-maerz-2025/

Drei Wochen Ferien in Japan nun endgültig vorbei. Die erste Nacht nach 14h Flug wieder im eigenen Bett verbracht.

Schön waren die letzten Tage in Beppu. Dann mit der Nachtfähre nach Osaka und dann dort noch zwei Nächte verbracht. Endlich kein Regen mehr.

Mal schauen wann das Budget wieder eine Reise ermöglicht und ob das dann Weltpolitk mässig möglich ist. Gefühlt drehen da ja gerade alle am Rad.

Noch ein Paar Fotos der sieben Höllen in Beppu.

#japan #nippon #urlaub #beppu #höllen.

"Top Senator Urges Biden to Utilize All Diplomatic Tools to Pressure Israel Regarding Gaza"

"Top Senator Urges Biden to Utilize All Diplomatic Tools to... #news #biden #chris #van #hollen

https://www.infoterkiniviral.com/2024/03/top-senator-urges-biden-to-utilize-all.html#google_vignette

#US #Senators Chris Van #Hollen and Jeff #Merkley

»said they saw a warehouse in #Rafah filled with material that had been rejected in inspection. It included #oxygen cylinders, gas-powered #generators, tents and medical kits used in delivering babies.

Aid workers told the senators the tents were refused because they included metal poles, and the medical kits because they included scalpels. Most solar-powered equipment appears to be barred — though it is vital in #Gaza«

https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-rafah-aid-us-senators-2bc2a3c5e5f8af8e2d3f0b7242c1a885