The left is losing their collective shit over Trump’s bombing of Iran. They are claiming that it’s unconstitutional. There are, as usual, Democrats claiming he should be impeached for it. DJT can’t take a dump without someone trying to impeach him for it. As far as it being unconstitutional, I would simply point out that every President since at least Eisenhower has taken military action without seeking the permission of Congress. The law simply says that he has to notify Congress within 48 hours. It doesn’t say HOW he has to notify them. I would send them a letter by certified mail. The courts have ruled that, when the law requires a notification be sent or given, that notification is complete upon mailing. Done. Keep the receipt.
There are also those on both sides who are making the claim that Iran is peaceful, not pursuing nukes, and the US shouldn’t be doing Israel’s bidding. Let’s talk about that. First, on Iran being peaceful. I was in the military for many of these incidents, and was actually there for some of them:
- 1983: Iranian backed terrorists detonate a pair of truck bombs in Beirut, killing 241 Marines, 18 sailors, 3 soldiers, 58 French military personnel, and six civilians.
1987: The USS Stark is struck by 2 Iranian Air to Surface Exocet missiles, killing 37 US sailors and wounding 21 others. The ship nearly sank, but the crew was able to extinguish the fires, despite a quarter of the crew being casualties.My mistake. That missile was Iraqi.- 1988: The USS Samuel B Roberts strikes an Iranian sea mine and nearly sank. 14 sailors were wounded.
- 1988: The US and Iranian navy exchanged fire. The US Navy destroyed, damaged, or sank two Iranian oil platforms, three warships, several armed boats, and two fighter jets. Two U.S. Marine aviators died when their helicopter crashed into the Gulf.
- 1988: USS Vincennes is engaged in gunfire with Iranian gunboats. During the battle, a civilian aircraft was headed towards the US warship and didn’t heed radio challenges. It was shot down, killing all 290 aboard.
- 1996: Iranian backed terrorists detonate a bomb at Khobar towers, killing 19 Air Force personnel and wounding nearly 500.
- 2016: Iran captures two US patrol boats.
- 2000: USS Cole was attacked by Iranian terrorists while in port.
- 2024, January: Iranian backed terrorists attack a US base in Jordan.
- 2024, August: Iran backed terrorists use drones to attack a US base in Syria.
- 2024-2025: Iran backed Houthi rebels fire missiles at US Navy ships, including an aircraft carrier.
- 2025, February: Three Iranian gunboats made an attack run against a pair of US ships in the Persian Gulf. They only turned away after warning shots were fired.
They are constantly holding the world hostage by capturing shipping as it passes through the Persian Gulf, mining the Persian Gulf, and supporting terrorism.
The claim that Iran isn’t pursuing nukes is simply wrong. They have enriched Uranium to more than 60%. There is no use for that level of enrichment, except for use as a weapon. Even the IAEA reports that Iran had 2700 centrifuges in place there, which was a violation of the Obama nuclear agreement. Sure, the Obama administration had the Iranians pinky swear that they wouldn’t make a nuclear bomb, and the Iranians would never lie, would they?
As you can see, Iran has been attacking US forces for more than 50 years. In this case, Israeli interests and US interests happen to be the same in this case, and I don’t have a problem with someone finally dealing with those assholes. Sure, we need to try for peace, but you can’t let other nations continually attack you and pretend that it isn’t happening.
Trump has used the US military exactly four times: Against Iran in 2025, Isis in 2025, ISIS in 2020, and LA in 2025. That’s far fewer than any of the last Presidents going all the way back to Herbert Hoover.
To those who would tell me that if I support this, I should go serve? I already did. I was in for six years, and did 2 combat tours. In the late 80s, I was in a bar less than an hour before it was bombed by terrorists. (I couldn’t find a link to the story.) I’ve been there. Look, most of the times that the US military has been used in the past 70 years, it was an unnecessary use of military force, and that includes the 1990 Gulf War. This case? I don’t have a problem with it. Iran needs to be brought to heel. Instead of taking half measures designed to “teach them a lesson” which they obviously aren’t learning, they need to have their war making factories destroyed.