Two Party Opera by Brian Carroll for January 06, 2020

And now you can do it on Twitter!

unilateral military action, otherwise known as cold-blooded murder…

“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty,” -James Madison

Oops… a typo in the last panel… can you spot it??

So long mom, I’m off to drop the bomb. trump just tweeted me."

Welcome back Brian. I missed you.

Check THIS out… https://twitter.com/rezamarashi/status/1214031169173348352

I don’t think Trump is trying to start a war here. I think the only people left to advise him are “yes men” and the reactionary incompetents that are left in his administration (and maybe Putin). That’s pretty scary.

Now in comic book form for Hair TWITler’s perusal.

Yeah two Administrations (Bush and Obama) used the AUMF to conduct unilateral actions via drone strikes against “terrorist targets” or “non-state actors”. Obama overwhelmingly used it but he didn’t use it to go after “state actors” like Syria; he actually did what Constitutional law required and asked Congress for permission. Not Heir Trump; nope, his warhawk staff convinced him that he can act first and never apologize later. First was the missile strike on Syrian airbase and now the drone strike of an Iranian military leader and government official. Lets remember how WWI was ignited from an assassination that was preceded by political aggression between nations.

If Trump wants to take out an evil wicked mass-murdering piece of human scum, I hear Putin likes to hang around Moscow this time of year……..

OK CAROL, you left out he BIGGEST user of Executive Orders to implement some of the most outlandish policies in American History. He just might be responsible for the end days of America. /s

Thank you, Georgie (Dick, Condi and Rummy too) for rushing into Iraq, destabilizing the whole area and keeping a lot of American soldiers in amongst a hostile population (Ever hear of Vietnam?) . How much has it cost us so far?

But even Obama generally (with the exception of Bin Laden) consults with the host (ally) country before a strike would take place.

Even before AUMF, presidents have been sending troops into harm’s way without a resolution. All they had to do was call it something other than “war”.

It will be interesting to see what leaks from the classified briefing on Wednesday.

Try the Tonkin Gulf Resolution for dust; it hasn’t been used in 45 years.

It’s probably still warm from the last time it was lovingly gazed upon.