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Philip Bump
@pbump.com

The logic is pretty obvious here. Presidents can’t declare war so anything the president does without Congress can’t be a war. It’s not an assessment of what’s happening; it’s an excuse.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "We're not at war with Iran."

Philip Bump
@pbump.com

The ability to bomb/carry out military operations deep within another country is a relatively recent development in human history and it blurs lines presidents are happy to have blur. Maybe we should institute the Civ rule: If it would trigger a war in Civ, it’s a war.

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