Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran

Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by GuardianCaveman on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:45AM (#44344095)

Obama bombed a lot of countries with no act of congress: Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Syria, etc. I don’t know the legality but plenty of precedent besides him.

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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by kristjansson on Sunday June 22, 2025 @02:11AM (#44344270)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Milit...

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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by jopsen on Sunday June 22, 2025 @03:38PM (#44349672)

2001 seems like a long time ago, is that really the legal helmet here?

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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by kristjansson on Monday June 23, 2025 @01:53AM (#44352795)

I don't know if the current administration has articulated a legal basis for the Iran strike. I was only pointing out that the earlier strikes mentioned did have (a gesture toward) congressional authorization.

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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by rocqua on Sunday June 22, 2025 @03:50AM (#44344852)

Only a minor difference, but from what I know, those strikes were not against government targets?

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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by ignoramous on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:53AM (#44344152)

> Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Syria ...

Interesting. Bombing Muslim-majority countries seems to be accepted exception?

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