The Trump administration has carried out 176 strikes in Yemen in just two years, compared with 154 there during all eight years of Obama’s tenure, according to a count by The Associated Press and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
There’s a broader point here that everyone seems to be missing, which is that the role of president didn’t have the authority to do things like this historically. It’s not about it being R or D, or if it’s moral and justified ‘this time’. It’s that we’ve ceded a power to the executive which should be in the legislative branch.
I would really ask you to listen/ watch the debate I posted.
People can cry all they want, but it’s the US who gave the excuse to Houthi, I think they should first stop their genocide before accusing others of terrorism, leave that to more respectful countries
I mean who is gonna stop him?
This started meaningfully under Bush, Obama made it worse.
Hard to put the words out of the mouth but Trump was actually pretty restrained.
What happens what Cheeto gets the hot seat again?
Good intelligence squared on the topic here.
Was he?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/5/8/18619206/under-donald-trump-drone-strikes-far-exceed-obama-s-numbers
From retributive action against terrorists performing unprovoked attacks against civilian ships of numerous countries in international waters?
No one, probably?
There’s a broader point here that everyone seems to be missing, which is that the role of president didn’t have the authority to do things like this historically. It’s not about it being R or D, or if it’s moral and justified ‘this time’. It’s that we’ve ceded a power to the executive which should be in the legislative branch.
I would really ask you to listen/ watch the debate I posted.
I hate when people say things like this like genocide is apparently not enough provocation.
Yeah, I’m sure those non-Israeli civilian ships not even heading to Israel are really provoking the Houthis with their genocidal actions.
Do you understand the idea of a blockadde?
Yes. Do you understand the idea of a ‘neutral nation’ or ‘international waters’?
Yemen explicitly rejected neutrality. That’s well within their rights when a genocide is happening at their doorstep.
You do understand that these ships being attacked are ships of neutral nations, right?
You do understand that… right?
And that the attacks aren’t happening in Yemeni territorial waters or Israeli territorial waters, but in international waters.
You realize that… right?
… right…?
They’re ships that are going to dock in Israel.
In international waters? Better have a strong navy
2 wrongs don’t make a right. Uninvolved civilians just working a shift don’t deserve to die
And they didn’t.
Did trump strike Yemen or not?
People can cry all they want, but it’s the US who gave the excuse to Houthi, I think they should first stop their genocide before accusing others of terrorism, leave that to more respectful countries