Trump’s War Was Always Illegal
By week’s end, the declaration of a war by the former president will be plainly illegal, yet the echoes of its inception already resonate with illegality. The assertion that the ongoing military actions are merely “operations” rather than a “war” is a linguistic sleight of hand, a tactic eerily reminiscent of justifications used elsewhere to mask aggressive endeavors. This semantic evasion, when applied to a situation involving the bombing of a school during session, pushes the boundaries of acceptability far beyond established norms. The mere act of initiating such an assault, especially when diplomatic channels with Iran were purportedly open, immediately cast the entire undertaking into a legally dubious realm.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood