Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded

Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded

  • wuffahEnglish
    41·
    2 days ago

    Wow I wish there was a system in which we could have a say as to which nations we wage war against and for what reasons. It doesn’t seem like a good idea for one person to be able to wield the most powerful military ever created.

    Ah well, back to this bowl of Captain Crunch and Family Guy reruns.

    • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today
      9·
      1 day ago

      There is supposed to be. AUMF (authorization for use of military force) broke it by delegating to the President the authority to unilaterally engage in military action without Congressional approval.

      AUMF should be repealed.

    • Pyr@lemmy.ca
      1015·
      1 day ago

      Ya’ll voted for the man to make these decisions for you. People have forgotten that they need to consider the possibility that the person they vote to be president will make these decisions. They thought Trump would be the best choice. They were wrong.

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        1·
        8 hours ago

        HRC won the popular vote in 2016, as awful as she is. Electrical college, delegates and superdelegates noped. But all this is a farce, because they all work for capital, not any other constituents, and the sooner everyone who think they live in a democracy, despite the evidence screaming the truth, the sooner we can work toward governments that do work for everyone but capital.

      • wuffahEnglish
        7·
        1 day ago

        In the end, voting down binding resolutions ordering the executive branch to cease operations is “voting”. It’s just a loophole that allows the executive branch to wage de-facto wars continuously now.

        I sure as hell didn’t vote for him, and even if I did he’s not supposed to be able to declare war.

      • chris@l.roofo.cc
        92·
        1 day ago

        And just as important: if you had the chance but didn’t vote at all you also helped make that happen. If you didn’t vote against Trump you accepted that he’d be president. It’s always better to vote against the bigger evil instead of not at all. You don’t get “none of the obove” if you don’t vote.