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Big_Easy said:

Well thats the war powers act, and even if that is constitutional, which it isn't, since the supreme court has already stated that once branch of gov can delegate away its core constitutional powers to another branch....but he also violated that by not notifying congress 48 hours in advance.

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You might want to do a little research before posting any further.


It's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Big_Easy said:

TACO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Seriously? Are you huffing glue? 3,000+ dead and 25,000+ wounded Iranians might disagree with you from underneath the piles of rubble.

Wishfulthinker580 said:

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/did-trump-notify-congress-abou-b_jcIO7WSk2RGRFqPsBueg

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Interesting, I recall trump boasting on tv about how he didn't have to tell congress anything, and he didn't need their permission...blah blah blah....and he still wrote them a pretty letter, good to know.

Big_Easy said:

Interesting, I recall trump boasting on tv about how he didn't have to tell congress anything, and he didn't need their permission...blah blah blah....

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Nevertheless it appears he did. Also plugged a question in about the constitutionality of the war powers act pertaining to the Supreme Court. They’ve avoided it so for now it’s the way it is regardless of what anyone feels about it

Big_Easy said:

Its their property, they can blow it up if they want to. It was also supplying the Russian military in Crimea.

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Actually the Russians built it. Completed it four or five years before the 2022 invasion. Putin dedicated it in person. Prior to the invasion it carried railroad and road ladened fuel and materiel - some military and some not. Lots of Russian tourists used it headed to the beaches of Crimea. A keyboard leftist, applying the same standards to US strikes in Iran would have to call a Ukrainian attack a "war crime." Nonsensical of course - like most of the drivel aimed at this administration.

Red Leg said:

Actually the Russians built it. Completed it four or five years before the 2022 invasion. Putin dedicated it in person. Prior to the invasion it carried railroad and road ladened fuel and materiel - some military and some not. Lots of Russian tourists used it headed to the beaches of Crimea. A keyboard leftist, applying the same standards to US strikes in Iran would have to call a Ukrainian attack a "war crime." Nonsensical of course - like most of the drivel aimed at this administration.

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Who said I was applying that standard to Iran? Plus didn’t the Iranians build their own bridge on their own land? So you’re saying if we’re neighbors and I build my shed on your property your property now becomes mine with the shed? Good to know…what’s your address again? I could use some free land.

Tex .416 said:

Seriously? Are you huffing glue? 3,000+ dead and 25,000+ wounded Iranians might disagree with you from underneath the piles of rubble.

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Well he didnt destroy their whole civilization, and he bumped his deadline 2 more weeks…so…TACO!!!!!

A direct result of the current US administration.

Big_Easy said:

Well he didnt destroy their whole civilization, and he bumped his deadline 2 more weeks…so…TACO!!!!!

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Oh, anything short of a mass casualty extermination is chickening out. Now I see what you are hoping for.

Wishfulthinker580 said:

Nevertheless it appears he did. Also plugged a question in about the constitutionality of the war powers act pertaining to the Supreme Court. They’ve avoided it so for now it’s the way it is regardless of what anyone feels about it

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except the supreme court has ruled in many other cases that one branch of gov cant delegate away their core constitutional authority. One would think "going to war" is covered under that legal standard.

Ontario Hunter said:

The Crimean bridge was in occupied Ukrainian territory. I guess they have a right to blow up what's supposed to be theirs. Duh!

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Well to be honest: it was built by Russia across the sea channel.
It is a prime target for Ukrainians for last 4 years.

At first that bridge was essential to have Crimea connected with Russia mainland.
Now the bridge is not of vital importance, because Russians created a land corridor to Crimea by annexations of eastern Ukranian regions.

It does remain a prime target for Ukraine, for propaganda purposes.
However, 4 years under attack, the bridge still holds.
It (prima facie) says something of Russian air defenses. While the air defenses in the modern day of drone swarms and combined missile attacks are not perfect (we can think of other recent examples), the bridge still standing does say something beyond daily propaganda of Russian air defenses.

The Kerch Strait (where bridge is located) and Sea of Azov are considered “internal waters” by both Russia and Ukraine under a 2003 bilateral agreement.
That means:
They are not treated like open international straits (such as Gibraltar or Hormuz).
Navigation is regulated by the coastal states, not freely open to all countries.

steve white said:

They were just "yanking your chain" a way of joking by aggravation.
Concerning replacing the dollar as reserve currency--NOW you're playing with world wide depression/instability, AND, do you really want that power to go to China because you couldn't wait 2 more years for a presidency to change. That will be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
It is also a massively larger betrayal to the US than what you have suffered. You do that and, joking aside, it WILL not be forgotten.

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One can only hope, but when Trump is making all these comments and demands regarding Greenland its also quite possibly that those that dont really think for themselves and are caught in the group mentality and believes everything he says might actually think just like the one who wrote the comment I responded to seems to do.

As far as I understand the reserve currency thing it would seem to depend on how fast the transition goes, but if the world abandoned the dollar as its reserve currency in an orderly fashion it would most likely mean that the U.S. would face higher borrowing costs, a weaker ability to run large deficits, and reduced global financial influence. Global demand for U.S. Treasuries would fall, interest rates would rise, and the U.S. economy would lose the structural advantages that come from the dollars current safe‑haven status.

For the rest of the world, the shift would most likely create a more fragmented monetary system, with trade and reserves spread across multiple currencies, I guess the Euro would be the main one for trade with the EU/Europe and Yuan in Asia. Some countries would probably gain a greater strategic autonomy, but as you pointed out global markets could also become more volatile as no single currency provides the same liquidity and stability the dollar currently offers. If I understand it correctly de‑dollarization trends are already visible in declining dollar shares of global reserves and increased commodity pricing in other currencies.

Ceasefire himm this will be interesting

Some interesting reading in that 10 point plan. Nothing about stopping launching rockets against Isreal. Only about opening the straits.
Wonder if they will give up the uranium as a show of good will is be guessing that would be a hard NO. Mind you I saw last night who they had knocked off from the Iran top leaders. Think there was only 5 left. What ever happens the left will blame Trump

Sideshow said:

Some interesting reading in that 10 point plan. Nothing about stopping launching rockets against Isreal. Only about opening the straits.
Wonder if they will give up the uranium as a show of good will is be guessing that would be a hard NO. Mind you I saw last night who they had knocked off from the Iran top leaders. Think there was only 5 left. What ever happens the left will blame Trump

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It is also interesting that Iran basically got control over the trafic through the straits, if I understand it correctly Iran will be able to collect a tariff from all ships passing through? If thats correct it sounds like Iran got a good deal with Trump.

The Iranian statement below:

“On behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I express gratitude and appreciation for my dear brothers HE Prime Minister of Pakistan Sharif and HE Field Marshal Munir for their tireless efforts to end the war
in the region. In response to the brotherly request of PM Sharif in his tweet, and considering the request by the U.S. for negotiations based on its 15-point proposal as well as announcement by POTUS about acceptance of the general framework of Iran’s 10-point proposal as a basis for negotiations, I hereby declare on behalf of
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council: If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed
Forces will cease their defensive operations. For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of
technical limitations.
Seyed Abbas Araghchi Minister of Foreign Affairs
Islamic Republic of Iran”

mdwest said:

Was it theirs?

Russia has occupied Crimea since 2014..

Nobody gave much of a shit until the current Russian invasion in 2022…

Ukraine didn’t hit the bridge until 2023…

9 years after it became Russias..

Your double standards are showing…

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From memory the Russians built it as well...not Ukraine

KJE81 said:

the one

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The one. I like that. This gives me an idea…

Big_Easy said:

Well he didnt destroy their whole civilization, and he bumped his deadline 2 more weeks…so…TACO!!!!!

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You screaming Harpies on the left have more undiagnosed cluster B personality disorders than my X wife!