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muriel_volestrangler

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81. The War Powers Resolution is not to allow a president to wage general war for 60 days

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:43 AM

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without any discussion beforehand.

It requires the president to consult with Congress where hostilities are thought "imminent". Trump clearly did not; he built up forces in the area, did no consultation, and pretended to be interested in negotiation. Then he launched the attack without warning, when nothing had changed (and no, the idea that Israel decided to attack and therefore the USA was forced to attack at the same time doesn't cut it). This is clearly against the Wars Power Resolution. You can't use it as an excuse for an attack 2000 miles away from the fighting.

You want to regard the killing of dozens of people as a form of Grandmother's Footsteps - if a ship twitches, 2000 miles away, then blast away. Are you inspired by Squid Game?

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Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP

They should have made up an engine problem and stayed in Port EX500rider Thursday #1

Or gone to any port....or dropped their flag and flown a white flag. Melon Thursday #3

Don't blame the victim, this was an act of terrorism by the us Blues Heron Thursday #9

It was a warship...on its way back to the conflict area Melon Thursday #16

We're all targets now thanks to trumps illegal and immoral murder mission- totally unjustified killing Blues Heron Thursday #18

Apparently there was a 2nd Iranian naval vessel at the Maritime exercise... EX500rider Thursday #29

Why would Iran, knowing that it's in tense diplomatic times with 2 aircraft carriers at its door Melon Thursday #38

I assume it was planned way earlier and they thought they could bluff their way thru the talks EX500rider Thursday #46

Cowardly sucker punch, another 80 murders for Trumps peace prize account Blues Heron Thursday #2

What do you suggest , the submarine surface first? EX500rider Thursday #5

I suggest not murdering to cover up the Epstein files. Blowing that ship up is a piece of shit move Blues Heron Thursday #6

Letting it get in range of a US Carrier Group to use its anti-ship cruise missiles would have been a worse idea EX500rider Thursday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Blues Heron Thursday #8

Disgusting! ruet Thursday #10

Frigates are not unarmed ships nt sarisataka Thursday #11

Very highly unlikely that it was unarmed hardluck Thursday #13

Internet trolls still defend it. Kingofalldems Thursday #15

Internet trolls pretend it was a unarmed warship EX500rider Thursday #21

the real internet trolls spread Iranian propaganda. WarGamer Thursday #53

How was a Iranian navy vessel "unarmed"? EX500rider Thursday #17

More and more posts are claiming fantasy as facts sarisataka Thursday #20

You know, one of those "unarmed warships", you've heard of those right? EX500rider Thursday #22

The nonsense was flying yesterday about the US running short of Tomahawk missiles... WarGamer Thursday #54

Noted Iranian propagandist Mark Hertling, who knows more than you do, seems concerned about overall munitions stock. BannonsLiver Friday #68

Don't get me wrong... this could turn into Shrub's iraq... or maybe not. WarGamer Friday #78

Yet some are defending it. AloeVera Thursday #30

It being a "unarmed warship" is pure BS EX500rider Thursday #47

"Blowing that ship up is a piece of shit move" EX500rider Thursday #19

What ever happened to warning shots across the bow? This seems needlessly vicious. No help to the survivors either Blues Heron Thursday #23

How does a sub do a "warning shot" across the bow? EX500rider Thursday #24

I'm hearing it was unarmed, having participated in joint exercises requiring ships to be unarmed Blues Heron Thursday #32

nonsense, they literally have live fire exercises during naval maneuvers EX500rider Thursday #33

here: EX500rider Thursday #34

There is no reason ships in such an operation sarisataka Thursday #37

The excercise it was in had live fire...... Melon Friday #77

Well then by all means blast away! Send those poor bastards straight to Davey Jones locker! Blues Heron Friday #80

How does a sub help survivors? EX500rider Thursday #28

That ship sailed. Happy Hoosier Thursday #31

that's blaming the victim, this was pure Trumpian bloodlust on display. Blues Heron Thursday #39

I doubt Trump was anywhere in the decision making EX500rider Thursday #48

Totally - like when... lame54 Thursday #14

Is a US navy sub protecting it's carrier group a "bank robber" somehow? EX500rider Thursday #25

If your in the middle of an illegal act... lame54 Thursday #42

So in your mind the sub should allow the Iranian War vessel to try to sink the US carrier that somehow better to you? EX500rider Thursday #43

In your mind... lame54 Thursday #44

The carrier is conducting air ops in the Arabian Sea, the Iranian warship was headed that way EX500rider Thursday #45

Maybe you can be... lame54 Thursday #55

Sinking enemy warships during a war is rarely a war crime EX500rider Thursday #56

It is an ironic inversion sarisataka Thursday #57

It's all fruit of a poison tree... lame54 Friday #58

Doesn't make it a war crime EX500rider Friday #60

Epstein. B.See Thursday #4

The craven excuses are almost as bad as the act itself Torchlight Thursday #12

No woke rules of war, for sure Easterncedar Thursday #26

Some serious bloodlust here. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #27

Both statements are BS hardluck Thursday #36

"US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute" not EX500rider Thursday #51

The Iranian Captain Needed to Know How to Read the Room OC375 Thursday #35

We are being told by our government that this is actually not a war. This was a terrorist act by the US Blues Heron Thursday #40

Don't care what Trump says, bro OC375 Thursday #41

So if the Iranian warship got in range and fired her missiles at US ship also a terrorist act? EX500rider Thursday #49

Self defense, duh Blues Heron Thursday #50

most wars have a aggressor on one side, that hardly makes it "terrorism" EX500rider Thursday #52

It's worse than terrorism, it's state sponsored terror. Blues Heron Friday #62

Yeah no, it's just regular warfare EX500rider Friday #64

It's like if you break into someone's house they can shoot you, it's self defense, you shoot them it's murder. Blues Heron Friday #65

"In my opinion" is how you should have ended that EX500rider Friday #66

In my opinion, yes Blues Heron Friday #67

"how most normal people see this, it's why there's substantial outrage over this." EX500rider Friday #69

Mostly trolls, obviously. Blues Heron Friday #70

Oh I wouldn't go that far, no one has called you a troll, you're allowed your own opinion even if it's wrong EX500rider Friday #72

Like Pearl Harbor was "just regular warfare"? WE ILLEGALLY BOMBED IRAN..... ColoringFool Yesterday #82

Yes, Pearl Harbor was regular warfare. Jedi Guy Yesterday #86

Iran is a evil terrorist supporting theocracy who recently killed 10,000 to 30,000 of her citizens just for protesting EX500rider Yesterday #90

Iran is shooting at all nations ships OC375 Friday #59

Interesting how that doesn't get called out... sarisataka Friday #61

If you say so bro Blues Heron Friday #63

So you defend Japan's kamikaze attacks post-Pearl Harbor? ...... ColoringFool Yesterday #83

I don't have to defend Japan OC375 Yesterday #87

What do Japanese kamikaze attacks have to do with anything regarding the war with Iran? Jedi Guy 22 hrs ago #91

This comparison makes utterly zero sense sarisataka 21 hrs ago #92

So this is the part where further Japanese aggression post-PH is acceptable? ColoringFool Yesterday #84

You're defending the attack on Pearl Harbor as acceptable? OC375 Yesterday #88

For everyone's information - the ship that was sunk was not on its way back to Iran, or "the carrier group" muriel_volestrangler Friday #71

Highly unlikely the sub knew anything about that EX500rider Friday #73

I think subs can tell which direction a ship is going, and its speed muriel_volestrangler Friday #74

"sink the bastard, it's Iranian" That's generally how wars go, yes. EX500rider Friday #75

It had been just outside their maritime zone for days. It wasn't going anywhere. muriel_volestrangler Friday #76

"If it's war, it's illegal - Congress has not authorised it" Might want to read the War Powers Act EX500rider Friday #79

The War Powers Resolution is not to allow a president to wage general war for 60 days muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #81

There's allegedly video of the sinking. Hugin Yesterday #89

If you saw the video sarisataka 21 hrs ago #93

Is This The Time To Roll Out The Perjury About "Yellow-Cake..... ColoringFool Yesterday #85