1) The attacks on Iran & Venezuela violate the Constitution. The Constitution does not authorize a president to attack other countries. Congress has the power to declare war. [FN1] [FN2] The purpose of a military is not trumpian conquest. [FN3] 1/16

2) The attacks on Iran & Venezuela violate international law. The U.N. Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any country. [FN4] The USA is a signatory to the UN Charter.…

Eleven nuclear-powered, $17 billion dollar [FN1] targets [FN2], sailing under U.S. colors, await target practice. [FN3] About 4,500 personnel are onboard each of those vessel. In Ukraine, use of drones has exposed the weakness of big, expensive machines. We should know. 1/13

“Charlie Wilson’s War” [FN4] depicts “Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen” against the Soviet Union. We trained people to use relatively cheap surface-to-air missiles to…

Eleven nuclear-powered, $17 billion dollar [FN1] targets [FN2], sailing under U.S. colors, await target practice. [FN3] About 4,500 personnel are onboard each of those vessel. In Ukraine, use of drones has exposed the weakness of big, expensive machines. We should know. 1/13

“Charlie Wilson’s War” [FN4] depicts “Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen” against the Soviet Union. We trained people to use relatively cheap surface-to-air missiles to…

This is Friday. trump makes major announcements on Fridays, when a lot of Washington is home or away. The attack on Iran is the most recent example. The Constitution gave to Congress the power to declare war. [FN1] Congress has not declared war against Iran. 1/10

trump unilaterally ordered air attacks. No one has given a clear reason why the attack on Iran was necessary. It couldn’t be that Iran is close to having nukes. On 6/21/25, trump said the U.S. had “completely and totally…