2seaoat wrote:I am bothered by the lack of congressional approval for this attack. However, with the Russian infiltration of American cyber space and more, it probably required a decisive action. This was a violation of international law, and like the invasion of Iraq the justification may not even be accurate. I worry about this approach in North Korea. MIC gets its way no matter what. Militarization and destroying the nation state which threatened Israel seems to be our path. However, North Korea is a real threat to America, and if this method is used it will be hundreds of thousands of deaths which will most certainly happen. If this was an indirect message to North Korea, and American intelligence gave the Presidency certainty of where this chemical attack originated, perhaps this was the only decision which made sense.
I am not saying this was the right decision. I am not even saying it was the wrong decision. I am not saying that a President should be handcuffed and only act with Congress. I am simply saying without more information, I am uncertain what the upside of this action was, and what future concerns I have in another context.
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