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There's much to say about the potential strategic benefits (and perils) of tonight's decision, but make no mistake, separate congressional authorization was not necessary. This was not a separate act of war in the constitutional sense. I'll explain why in a brief thread. /1https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1212913952436445185 …
It's very important that Suleimani was killed in Iraq. Why? Because American troops are lawfully in Iraq -- there by congressional authorization and with the permission of the Iraqi government. Moreover, they have a right of self-defense. /2
And don't forget, they were reintroduced to Iraq by the Obama administration. The present military operations are a continuation of military operations initiated by President Obama. This is Obama's deployment as much as Trump's. It was proper then, and it is proper now. /3
Iranian-backed militias attacked U.S. troops lawfully present in a combat zone under valid legal authorities. Moreover, America's military response isn't limited to immediate self-defense or tit for tat. It can act to remove the threat. That threat includes enemy commanders. /4
The true "act of war" was thus Iran's -- by putting one of its commanders, boots on the ground, in Iraq to assist in planning and directing attacks on U.S. forces. America is entitled to respond to that threat. /5
Suleimani was an evil, evil man. There is much American blood on his hands. And he was killed lawfully, in a properly constitutionally-authorized conflict. There is much risk and peril to come, but Trump's action was constitutionally legitimate, and that matters. A lot. /End
When in the world's history has publicly killing a nation's #2 guy not been considered a declaration of war?
When the act was already perpetrated by the said assailant in a capacity authorized by the government of which he is conjoined.
Do you really think the US would leave if the Iraqi Parliament asked it to leave ?
did the Iranian parliament ask them to leave?
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