Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/iran-war-republicans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q1A.kvyb.UPmWeQ_xwLzV

Mission? Hostilities? Don’t call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.

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Chulk@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 157d (1 reply)

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 157d

NYT outing itself as Republican.

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 7 pts · 157d (1 reply)

"Special military operation"

silence7@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 157d

The Biggest

Ascrod@midwest.social · 3 pts · 157d

Depatment of War not actually involved in new Iran conflict

Kalon@feddit.online · 2 pts · 156d

I wonder what they would call missles on the White House that "eliminate" targets there. 😵‍💫

cymor@midwest.social · 2 pts · 156d

Do you mean Trump's War?

DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 156d

The whole nation is calling it war, so it doesn't really matter what they call it.

Infynis@midwest.social · 1 pts · 154d

If it's not a war, I'm pretty sure that makes it strictly a crime against humanity. Is that better?

MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 157d

Uh.... Military spree killing? Mass death-infliction? Wholesale slaughter? Yeah let's avoid calling it war.