Israel launches attack on Iran | US bombs Iran nuke sites

CFordUNC said:
. Does the president have Constitutional authority to unilaterally launch military strikes against other countries without Congressional approval
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The Constitution divides war powers, giving Congress the power to declare war (Article I, Section 8) and designating the President as Commander-in-Chief (Article II). While the President can respond to attacks and imminent threats, the extent of presidential authority to unilaterally launch military strikes without Congressional approval is a subject to debate and legal interpretation.
 
CFordUNC said:
Alright, forgive what is likely a dumb question but it’s been a little while since I took Civics. Does the president have Constitutional authority to unilaterally launch military strikes against other countries without Congressional approval?
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No. The president doesn't.

But did you expect the current White House occupier to follow the Constitution this time?
 
05C40 said:
I'll delete the post if it is already answered. Israel doesn't have a plane big enough to carry bombs as big as the GBU-57 series.
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Gotcha- no idea why, but I didn’t know that. For whatever reason I assumed they had some of our B-2’s.
 
CFordUNC said:
Alright, forgive what is likely a dumb question but it’s been a little while since I took Civics. Does the president have Constitutional authority to unilaterally launch military strikes against other countries without Congressional approval?
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It is a gray area.

My recollection is that Clinton did not have congressional authorization for Serbia or Kosovo (maybe belatedly Kosovo).
 
Ramrouser said:
US has bombed 3 sites in Iran , including Fordow.

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You know many on this board hate that trump executed this because they would rather Iran have nukes than trump get the win by destroying their capability. Their tds is greater than their desire to keep nukes out of Iran’s hands.
 
Yeah. Anyone who thinks that there won’t be Iranian retaliation, either directly or (more likely) by proxy, and subsequent escalation, is abjectly clueless.

That’s not to say that I don't support the Iranian regime being forcefully parted with its ability to develop nuclear weapons. I’m just not certain that THIS was the way to go about it. (And, to be fair, I don’t know enough to have any belief that it’s not the way to do it, either). Just sucks that it seems that another Middle Eastern war with direct United States involvement is imminent.
 
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