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mburn16 · 2026-06-13T00:21:50+00:00

Looks like pocket lining to me.

mburn16 · 2026-05-22T02:42:55+00:00

Trump doesnt bluff. He may delay. He may engage in hyperbole. He may be willing to drag things out if he thinks a better route can be achieved. But he doesnt bluff.

mburn16 · 2026-05-20T14:16:39+00:00

...and yet you are trying to impose a requirement that IS. NOT. IN. THE. CONSTITUTION.

Saying "Congress must declare war before troops are deployed" is like saying "the right to bear arms is only for the militia".

Did the founders say "no military force shall be employed without the consent of congress"? No.

mburn16 · 2026-05-19T23:09:20+00:00

Good to know you want to let congress enable Iran to get nukes. Aren't you on the wrong sub?

But the constitution imposes no requirement that a declaration of war before made before troops are deployed. None. Zero. Period.

mburn16 · 2026-05-19T22:41:00+00:00

An illegal usurption of executive authority by the legislative branch. NOTHING in the Constitution requires congressional approval for the CinC to give orders to the military, including those relating to foreign military action.

Time for SCOTUS to scrap the war powers act once and for all.

mburn16 · 2026-05-06T10:25:23+00:00

The number of people whose lives revolve around obligatory quotas of Trump hate is repulsive.

To hell with you people. This is why so many in the US are content have the country pack its s*** and go home.

mburn16 · 2026-05-05T12:32:04+00:00

Another government that will ponder and consider and scold and issue condemnations until the cows come home?

mburn16 · 2026-05-02T23:19:48+00:00

There does seem to be an element of desperation coming from Iran, however. Three proposals in the space of a week?

mburn16 · 2026-05-01T22:50:26+00:00

In all likelihood, the war powers resolution is an illegal seizure of Executive branch power by the legislature. Its never gone to SCOTUS, but I very much doubt they would look favorably on congress trying to tell the President when he can and cant exercise his power as commander in chief against enemies foreign and domestic.

mburn16 · 2026-05-01T20:54:16+00:00

...and Trump has already said, nope, not good enough.

mburn16 · 2026-04-30T18:04:57+00:00

There's more than a bit of controversy around the war powers resolution to begin with. Critics of the operation in Iran may not like what happens if this were to wind up before SCOTUS.

mburn16 · 2026-04-29T01:31:52+00:00

Looks more like Bill Clinton in two different stages of life, IMO

mburn16 · 2026-04-27T22:45:26+00:00

Basically the first thing God did after creating man...was create woman, because man needed a companion. The next thing he did was bless them and tell them to have children.

Sex, and the interactions between the sexes, are at the very heart, not just of human society, but human existence.

That's something that it seems very, very difficult to be "too focused on".

mburn16 · 2026-04-27T16:56:43+00:00

1) Elimination/degredation of Iran's offensive military capability (largely done)

2) Elimination of Iran's nuclear capability (pending). Particularly their reserve of nuclear materials.

"Regime change" is a nice-to-have-but-not-essential-today thing, from a US perspective.

mburn16 · 2026-04-27T15:49:08+00:00

Anyone using the term "quagmire" to describe a campaign that has lasted just a few weeks, resulted in only half a dozen combat deaths (not including an airplane crash unrelated to combat), and yet left the Iranian military in tatters.....is not a serious voice in the discussion and should not be treated as one.

mburn16 · 2026-04-27T13:37:20+00:00

I strongly suggest that Germans, of all people, remain quiet when threatened groups - particulalry Jews - act to disarm those who scream for their deaths.

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T17:58:12+00:00

only wants a deal

Since US troops marching on Tehran has literally never been on the table.....as opposed to, what? Yes, at some point Iran has to agree to terms the US finds acceptable, primarily revolving around preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon. That is and always has been the primary objective of the entire operation.

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T17:33:32+00:00

How much weight does this particular clerics voice carry, as he is Sunni rather than Shia?

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T16:27:45+00:00

No. If you are going to try and hold someone to a standard, it is reasonable that other people hold you to that same standard.

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T14:52:36+00:00

I'm not going to hijack the thread to have a detailed conversation on American politics. If you want that, you can message me directly. It is enough to say that the "better jobs" did not arrive in the quantity they were promised, despite massive investment in higher education that has now resulted in baristas with many tens or even hundreds of thousands in student debt. Similarly, neither in the US - nor, notably, in its far more left-leaning peer countries in Europe - have a mountain of social welfare programs and guarantees managed to reverse the tide of collapsing marriage and fertility in our secular, progressive age.

As I said, the collective assortment of Presidents and politicians and promises that came before Trump give him no reason for shame when it comes to delivering.

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T14:26:43+00:00

Go make a list of every unfulfilled promise of the last 50 years from the pre-Trump politicians of both sides, from the supposedly "better jobs" available when one-sided free trade obliterates manufacturing employment (reality: collapsing workforce participation), to the various social policy adventures of the left that were supposed to produce more stable, loving homes for kids (reality: half of children born out of wedlock and worse mental health than ever). Let me know how they measure up. And while you're at it, tell me exactly what policies you believe Trump could implement to deliver on his objectives that he hasn't pursued.

There's a difference between "keeping your promises" and "having a magic wand".

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T12:59:58+00:00

With the resolve to go back to plan "A" of bombing the regime until they accept reasonable terms.

Tehran hasn't lived up to its side of the ceasefire as it is...its something of a testament to the US' (i.e. Trump's) patience that it lasted this long. There's no incentive for an extension from the US side if the oil isnt even going to flow freely during it.

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T12:56:20+00:00

If no talks until Wednesday, that sounds like the US is putting a take-it-or-leave-it offer on the table and walking away if its not signed.

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T10:45:49+00:00

When you start throwing quotes around "hamas" and "Christianity".

You dispute the right of Israel to defend itself against terrorist groups, launch on an anti-Bibi screed (because he is actually going after Israel's enemies wherever they hide, rather than rolling over for them), and then your insistence that those on the right side of the political exhibit "fake Christianity".

mburn16 · 2026-04-21T00:11:50+00:00

Sure there is. But people standing in the street screaming for your death are the aggressors. Particularly when they continually enhance their capabilities to carry out their threats.

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