• someguy3@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Trump, in a Truth Social post said: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.”

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      23 hours ago

      He said “consider”. How thoughtful of him to start a WAR on social media AND without congressional approval.

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        16 hours ago

        Unfortunately the US has allowed president’s to effectively start wars since the 1973 War Powers Resolution Act. It allows any US president to engage in a conflict for up to 60 days without congressional approval.

        60 days is a long fucking time, once the military is involved congress knows it can’t just pull out of a country. So we always stay