On Monday, the president’s lack of a plan in Iran was outlined in stark terms in a letter to Congress obtained by CBS News officially informing lawmakers of the strikes.

“Although the United States desires a quick and enduring peace, it is not possible at this time to know the full scope and duration of military operations that may be necessary,” Trump said in the letter.

U.S. forces “remain postured to take further action… to address further threats and attacks upon the United States or its allies and partners,” he continued.

The letter was sent under the War Powers Act, a 1973 resolution requiring the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying U.S. forces if Congress has not declared war. The deployment cannot last more than 60 days without congressional approval.

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    First striking without congressional approval needs to trigger an automatic impeachment and carry prison time if convicted of not having immediate necessity. No more quick drone strike bs. No more “well I bombed them so now we’re at war whether congress likes it or not”.

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    The plan is simple, plain and obvious: Bomb Iran while Israel steals as much land from neighboring states as possible. The end.

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      Seriously, though, it was only just over a week ago when Mike Huckabee said that Israel would be justified in taking over much of the Middle East. He said the plan out loud, and somehow people are still confused.

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        These fucking Evangelical Christofascists are dangerous as fuck. They’re currently waging a holy war in order to bring about the end of the world to go to heaven. If someone told me that 20 years ago i’d say they were nuts. Where did reality go?

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    Trump could admit he rapes kid and eat humans for breakfast, it wouldnt be a bombshell in tha maga world. These people can’t be saved. USA needs a fresh start but no americans will ever do shit about it.

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      So says our media anyhow. I guess the protesters that have been shot were playing baseball or some shit at the time.

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        Protest movements take decades to make significant change. Trump is out here breaking things faster than anyone can respond because he knows he will never personally face the consequences, and the bodies that pile up in the mean time, won’t ever have any justice.

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          Well they shot both Martin and Malcolm, and their methods have only become more sophisticated. So peaceful or not, its us versus billionaires, and believe it or not, you can’t just shoot the right guy and fix all the problems, ask Luigi.

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      The USA needs a functioning education system. Ideally 30 years ago.

      They are reaping the “benefits” of decades of decades of public school defunding, pseudo-christian home-schooling and widespread lead exposure.

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    It should be clear that there is a plan and it’s largely working. Since the bombs started dropping, hardly anyone is talking about the Epstein files. :|

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      Hardly a mention except for every single war-related thread I’ve seen on every social media I frequent, including YouTube, sure.

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        Yeah, a lot of people haven’t forgotten about the Epstein files, but the mainstream media sure seems to be focused elsewhere right now.

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    The letter was sent under the War Powers Act, a 1973 resolution requiring the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying U.S. forces if Congress has not declared war. The deployment cannot last more than 60 days without congressional approval.

    How bloody convenient, eh?

    Kill all you want, get a pass every time and maybe a dramatized show of “congressional hearing” where they use strong words and point fingers.

    And no one faces any fucking consequences.

    The country of “kill and ask questions later”

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    His plan is to not be punished for what is in the Epstein files. And to avoid midterm elections, because of the files. Those are the only plans he has.