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[–] 124 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This sets an alarming precedent where a sitting us president can kidnap the acting head of another country (elected or not) which is an act of war, without the us being at war or having authorization from congress.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    You seem to not understand the term precedent. Neither is that a new thing to do for the US nor is it actually requiring congress authorisation. They gave up that power long ago and now don't need to autorise anything for up to 90 days.

    Also the US has not declared war once since WW2... They actually set the precedent for "military operations" and -again- not recently either.

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  • [+] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Technically no. Congress passed the AUMF which let the President go after anyone they deemed complicit in 9/11. It did not declare war against specific nations iirc.

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  • [+] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 46 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Guys, it's fine. Remember? Trump has the FIFA peace price.

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  • [–] 41 points 7 months ago

    so you're telling me the "peace president" started another war? Unpossible. /s

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  • [–] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    He's gonna go to war in Venezuela to stop people from talking about him in the epstein files

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago*

    I like that line of thinking as much as the next guy, but it strikes me as wildly misguided that the US politics has reduced to that. Like, I get the symbolic aspects of the Epstein's files for politics, but still think it is mindless engagement.

    An indisputably genuine video of Trump raping a literal toddler could be released tomorrow and nothing would change. Their support base and the gears of power are already too deeply entwined to his personality. No amount of public rage or national indignation changes governments.

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Okay now do Putin. I'll wait....

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    Maduro is just as bad as Trump or Putin. Still it sets a very bad precedent when the US starts acting like Russia. Who will be next?

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    [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    All eyes on Taiwan next…

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Looks like the USA managed to buy the local army or something. Well, it went unexpectedly smoothly. Maduro really didn't look like the elected president. Not sure if USA puppet would be better though...

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

    ALL of these mother fuckers are going to be tried, convicted, and sentenced.

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Respectfully, I think you mean "should be". Nothing has happened to make me believe that any of these fuckers will be held accountable for their bullshit.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Nothing has happened to make me believe that any of these fuckers will be held accountable for their bullshit.

    Because we had no option than Biden, one of the most popular Dem Senators of all time (among Republican senators....)

    Dem politicians didnt like Biden, Dem voters didn't like Biden....

    But the donors Hillary handed the DNC too really liked Biden, so he was the only other option we got.

    A shit ton of people knew Biden would never do what was needed, and he didn't.

    That doesn't mean the next Dem president won't, just that we need to understand that not everyone with a D next to their name is the same. We have to pick a good one, not just to win, but to actually fix shit so we can hold onto our gains.

    We vote for an empty suit the donors want, that's all we're gonna get.

    So no matter what happens between now and then, nothing is more important than voting in Dem primaries

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    Fucking WHY?! Just leave people the fuck alone!

    USA has completed it's transition to Russia two nuclear boogaloo

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