HE SAID IT: Trump Admits He’s Calling It A “Military Operation” Just To Skip Congressional Approval

Are we currently “at war” in Iran?

That’s something of a semantic question, as Congress has not declared war, nor authorized military force. President Donald Trump clearly wants to avoid an open-ended military commitment, but at the same time, he has regularly let the word “war” slip while talking about it. He is, after all, the president who started using the terms “Secretary of War” and “Department of War,” rather than “Defense,” even before the Iran operation began.

There have been multiple attempts in Congress to pass a war powers resolution, but all so far have failed, with all Republicans except for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voting against, and all Democrats but Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voting for.

The president addressed that in a speech on Wednesday night, while speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) fundraising dinner, per The Hill.

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“I won’t use the word war because they say if you use the word war, that’s maybe not a good thing to do. They don’t like the word war because you are supposed to get approval. So I will use the word military operation.” pic.twitter.com/iDTSha5YgC

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“I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say if you use the word ‘war,’ that’s maybe not a good thing to do,” the president said in the speech at Union Station. “They don’t like the word ‘war’ because you’re supposed to get approval. So, I’ll use the word ‘military operation’, which is really what it is. It’s a military decimation.”

Per the Hill, “The Constitution states that only Congress can declare war, but while lawmakers and even Trump himself have used the word “war” to describe military operations in Iran, others have maintained the U.S. is not at war.”

“Iran would long ago have had a nuclear weapon if it weren’t for us, the entire world would be under mortal threat, and the prospects for peace in the Middle East would be absolutely shattered forever,” Trump said in the speech in Washington. “Forget the Middle East, we would have had a cloud over us too.”

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Trump has told aides he wants a “speedy end” to the war. With the headline using the word “war.”

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