Putting boots on the ground could kill Trump’s presidency | Every single poll of Americans, including Republicans, shows a hard line against a land war involving US troops in Iran
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/boots-on-the-ground-iran/
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heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 172d
He still has 40% approval, for some, he can do no wrong.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 172d
But if Israel demands it, he will do it anyway.
Mohamed@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 172d
If this happens, I wish someone in the US Army refuses an order to participate in the war, arguing that he will not follow illegal orders, because only Congress has the right to declare war. Assuming this goes to a non-military court, we would finally have a case against the president's ability to wage war which is very very clearly very unconstitutional.
Eheran@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 172d
But he can order non-war (8 weeks or whatever it was) actions?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 172d
So, this is what would do it? Not everything else?
Fine, whatever it takes, I guess, but I'm not buying it.
spitfire@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 172d
Yeah, because bombing them is obviously fine.
dmention7@midwest.social · 0 pts · 172d
You say that sarcastically, but it is unironically true for the y'all queda crowd.
spitfire@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 172d
At the moment I’d worry more about the countries bombing most civilians: Israel, Russia and US&A. Great company.
graycube@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 172d
He is not going to take a country of 80M people that is about the geographic size of 1/3 of the continental US with just a few thousand troops.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 172d
He wants some special operations stuff, not a full land invasion.
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 172d
The only thing that will kill it is when the people who are maneuvering to seize power no longer need him to do so.
Paragone@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 172d
Once dictatorship's instantiated, then polls mean nothing.
April, looks like..
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