Trump Is President

[Scrumhalf]

Where is the declaration of war? Only Congress can declare war. We are not at war with Syria.

We are being trigger happy fools again. Not saying Assad shouldn't be brought to justice, but you cannot do this.

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[Keiser]

The War Powers Act requires an imminent threat to the country club for the president to act without Congressional approval. There was none here.

Come on Scrum. That's not true.

The War Powers Resolution, enacted in 1973, long after American troops began fighting in Vietnam, required the president to consult with Congress before sending U.S. armed forces into combat unless there already had been a declaration of war. The troops could not stay more than 90 days unless lawmakers backed the decision. The law also sought to give the president "leeway to respond to attacks or other emergencies," according to the Council on Foreign Relations.

And it is that leeway that presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Trump have used to their advantage. Following the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, Congress gave Bush authority to attack any countries or groups involved in the attacks, which was generally accepted to mean al-Qaida. Obama used that same authority to fight the Islamic State militant group, which emerged in 2014 as an outgrowth of al-Qaida. Trump has used that same authority to continue military action in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.

Trump did let Congress know of his plans to launch 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles Thursday evening, targeting the air base from which Syrian President Bashar Assad launched a chemical weapons attack earlier this week against his own people, killing more than 80 men, women and children. A White House official said more than two dozen members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, were briefed Thursday by White House and Cabinet officials. House Speaker Paul Ryan, the No. 3 U.S. official, said he was among those informed.

Can the president attack another country without Congress? - SFGate

[Scrumhalf]

The War Powers Act requires an imminent threat to the country club for the president to act without Congressional approval. There was none here.

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[Keiser]

No way. There was no imminent threat to the US. He cannot do this without Congressional approval. This is blatantly unconstitutional act. Not saying Assad isn't a monster, but you can't have the president just lobbing bombs at anyone he chooses without any discussion with Congress.

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He has authority under the war powers act. Also,

CNN just reported that the U.S tracked the Syrian planes with radar taking off from their base and dropping the bombs. They also had thermal signatures of the bombs being dropped. They are apparently about to release the radar information to the public.

[Scrumhalf]

No way. There was no imminent threat to the US. He cannot do this without Congressional approval. This is blatantly unconstitutional act. Not saying Assad isn't a monster, but you can't have the president just lobbing bombs at anyone he chooses without any discussion with Congress.

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[Keiser]

If they have proof that it was Assad which launched the chemical attack, then this was the right thing to do. It also sends a message to Russia. As much as I don't like Trump, this seemed like a no brainer. Had to act.

[Bouncer]

It's war. Yet again.

The surest way to deflect a disaster on the domestic front is to start one abroad, preferably with significant violence.

I just hope we don't find out in a few months that it was in fact the rebels that launched the gas and not Assad.

[Scrumhalf]

It's war. Yet again.

The surest way to deflect a disaster on the domestic front is to start one abroad, preferably with significant violence.

[Bouncer]

bravo trump!

Trump drops Steve Bannon from National Security Council | Reuters

[Keiser]

Has golfed 14 times in 10 weeks as President that we know of...

[Scrumhalf]

It is clear that he really has no interest in the job. He isn't even pretending to try.

[Bouncer]

Trump made countless tweets before he was President about how a president shouldn't have time to golf always referring to Obama.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7663231.html

[Bouncer]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-...-interference/

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[Mr I]

Build the dam wall and legalise mJ at federal level https://milo.yiannopoulos.net/2017/0...n-ag-arrested/

[Bouncer]

Republican disarray deepens as Trump attacks rebel conservatives | Reuters