Is the king of the world now trying to start World War III?

Indivisible on Trump’s Attack on Iran: ‘The Constitution is clear. The power to declare war belongs to Congress.’ 

Does Donald Trump really care a fig about the Constitution or Congress? He may have been snoozing lately, but was he already dreaming about launching the Iran attack? Iran seems to have done nothing to trigger the attack. Trump has launched it without consulting Congress, as is required by law. 

Shortly after reports of the US attack against Tehran emerged in the predawn hours, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) characterized the strikes as “acts of  war unauthorized by Congress.”

Wash. Post, Democrats demand immediate vote to restrain Trump on Iran

Congress is expected to vote on two resolutions that seek to block further military action, the latest test of a long-shot strategy to reassert lawmakers’ war powers.

(Will Donald Trump actually heed any curbs on his powers?)

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BREAKING: Israel Reportedly Believes Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Has Been Killed

Rep. Massie (R-Kentucky) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are expected to force votes next week on legislation that would curb Trump’s ability to take unilateral military action against Iran without congressional approval. But the U.S.’ s Saturday morning strikes came before the bipartisan pair could compel a war powers vote.

The Supreme Leader is sort of like the Pope. 

Wash. Post, Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’

A senior Democrat suggested Saturday that Donald Trump may be too “mentally incapacitated” to understand the harm of his policy on Iran, following coordinated airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel.

“Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East?” Senator Tim Kaine said in a statement.

“Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?”

Mourners fill the streets in Iran. Anti-US demonstrations have spread throughout the Middle East and even to Pakistan.. 

Fox, U.S. military looking into reports of airstrike at Iranian girls’ school

FOX, Iran attack: Girls school hit with more than 165 killed, local reports say

Young students were reportedly among those killed.

Fox News Slams Trump’s ‘Brazen’ Attack on Iran

The Generals Said No but Trump Was Bored of Peace

Wash. Post, U.S. service members killed as Iran retaliates

3 dead, 5 seriously wounded, Central Command reports. Did they sacrifice their lives in vain, simply due to Trump's whims? 

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San Francisco Ballet cancels planned performances at the Kennedy Center

The ballet company joins a long list of groups and artists, including composer Philip Glass, soprano Renée Fleming and banjoist Béla Fleck, who have backed out of events at the cultural institution.

It is no badge of honor to perform at the Trump/Kennedy Center. 

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Trump has a very short attention span, going from Greenland to the Nobel 

and now to Iran. Let's hope he hasn't already started World War III. 

Trump voters

could not have forseen that he would embark on this crazy rampage. Is war 

his legacy?

 

We still need organizations dedicated to peace. 

The Peace Corps is celebrating 65 years of service, still sending volunteers around the world. I am very appreciative of the opportunities Peace Corps gave me. 

(Thank you, JFK.)

Most Americans aspire to become home owners. I'm paying to buy the house where I live now in West Virginia with my son, planning to pass it on

 to my kids.

In Washington, DC, where I used to live, police responded

to a man wielding a knife.