Deep State leaks Iran Intelligence Briefing to NYT

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Deep State leaks Iran Intelligence Briefing to NYT That's a person in need of hanging. PERIOD Reminder, a US contractor was just killed and several US military personnel were just wounded in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base. But the sources claimed that was not enough evidence of an imminent attack and called the “reading of the intelligence as an illogical leap.” LINK

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ignores AUMF

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The Authorization for Use of Military Force, passed just a week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, states that the president may “use all necessary and appropriate force” against any nation, organization, or person he determines aided the 9/11 attacks, or “harbored such organizations or persons.”

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The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war, but under the AUMF the president can essentially bypass any required congressional approval. This matter has become of particular concern lately as the Trump administration appears to be gearing up for conflict with Iran.

President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2018; although other world powers still remain in the agreement, Iran said Tuesday that it would soon break the uranium stockpile limit the deal set into place. This announcement came just days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf and Trump sent an additional 1,500 troops to the Middle East.

Furthermore, the Trump administration said Wednesday that Iran has ties to Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks. If this is true, the circumstances would allow for Trump to take military action against Iran under the AUMF.

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