US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

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94. Illegal

The executive may only take military action if authorized by congress or if there is an attack or pending attack against the US. Iran did not attack the US, nor threaten to attack. Nothing within the country of Iran, nor within their recent behaviors, indicates a design against the US.

The war powers act doesn't attach, here. At lease GW Bush got AUMF from congress. Trump has nothing.

The US doesn't do pre-emptive military strikes.

Now, Iran has cause to attack the US. Knowing the asshole state of Iran's facilitation of terrorism, we're in for a tough time. When they attack, we won't be able to point to Trump's attack as a provocation. Instead, we'll be accused of coddling terrorists. We don't have a lot to work with, here.