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This.

And Congress passed the War Powers Act with this in mind (as well as to prevent the president from doing an end around). Basically they recognize there are situations the president can't wait for Congress, but eventually needs to come back to Congress provided the emergency doesn't make that impossible.

 

Is it odd for me to find the Jan. 8 Milley behavior far more understanding and justifiable than the Oct. 30 call to a Chinese general?

General Li, you and I have known each other for now five years. If we’re going to attack, I’m going to call you ahead of time. It’s not going to be a surprise.”

Huh?

 

China is not a possibly trigger-happy adversary. I mean, they're not. We were not going to war with China, either.

 

That's why this exists.

War Powers Resolution - Wikipedia

 

Milley shouldn't have done this, because it undermines the ability of the President to contemplate and enact a surprise nuclear attack on China.

 

Same as what the Great Warrior GWB did to Saddam, no?

 

It’s different with Trump.

 

The 25th amendment was written with the assumption that the presidents cabinet would care more about the country, the American people and the constitution than a crazy Sociopath. They were wrong. That’s crazy but it’s true the right wing Christians are themselves sociopaths

 

But...but...but..

CHOCOLATE CAKE

LOL

 

It IS different with Trump. In his view, the rules don't apply to him. As Justin Rice noted, he's batshit crazy.

 

Milley was addressing an unprovoked launch, which is an act of war.

 

You think that drunk bitch is sober enough to write a book?