Augie RayFeb 28

Barack Obama reached a 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The deal required the most intrusive inspection regime ever negotiated, allowing 24/7 access to sites.

Trump ripped up that deal in 2018.

Today, we're at war with Iran to prevent it from getting nuclear weapons.

Trump voters did this to the United States--both in 2016 and 2024.

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@augieray @bartt NO you are NOT at war with Iran because Congress did not give permission to do that. This is not war, this is war crimes.
Feb 28 at 6:19pmIvory for Mac
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@ruurd @bartt Listen, I'm not a supporter of Trump or this action, but laws do permit the president to launch actions like this, provided he consults Congress and the troops are withdrawn within 60 to 90 days should Congress not approve.

God only knows if that happens, but your reply is factually incorrect.

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@augieray @bartt I don't give a flying f**k as long as your government is headed by an asshole that sees fit to bomb any country he has a beef with. So instead of legalities make sure to at least call this what it is: a crime. Yet another hideous disregard for ordinary people that probably will die as consequence of the murderous actions of your idiot leader.
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@augieray @bartt Using euphemisms in this day and age is absolutely not cutting it.
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@ruurd @bartt I have no idea what that means, but Trump has the right to commit troops to military actions without congressional approval--for a limited period.

The way Trump ignores laws he doesn't like is infuriating, and I suspect we're going to a spate of new laws limiting the President's autonomy--once Trump is gone and the GOP is no longer in control.

Show threadBart Teeuwisse ❄️🇺🇦Feb 28
@ruurd @augieray The Philadelphia Inquirer puts it well: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-iran-war-illegal-20260228.html
A mad king’s illegal war on Iran is a cry for regime change ... in Washington

Democracy really did die in darkness as Donald Trump’s unconstitutional war on Iran stamps America as a dictatorship.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
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@bartt @augieray And that is what I mean. Stop hiding behind legalese that does not even hold beyond your own borders. Just address the elephant in the room: the USA is a state of cons, crooks and terrorists. Now go do something about it.
Show threadAugie RayMar 1

@ruurd @bartt What do you think individual citizens shoud do about it, I wonder. I've written my elected officials. I've marched. I've voted.

Do you think insulting all Americans in this manner is a way to encourage change? I agree with you more than I disagree, but I block people who simply dump on the Americans who care. Go find some MAGA Americans to snipe at!

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@augieray well eff off then and block me.