Dispatch 002: The Constitution Called And You Missed It

Article 1 of the United States Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to declare war. That’s not a suggestion but the document that everyone swears to uphold. Trump didn’t go to Congress. He neither asked nor debated, instead he told the Gang of EightEight people! And dropped bombs on a sovereign nation. By acting alone, he has violated the Constitution’s assignment of war … Continue reading Dispatch 002: The Constitution Called And You Missed It

Dispatch 001: No Plan Again

Iraq. No plan. Libya. No plan. Afghanistan. No plan. And now Iran. Brookings, the Council on Foreign Relations and every serious analyst in Washington is saying the same thing. That the Trump administration has no clue and no plan for what comes next. The American assassinated the Iranian Supreme Leader. Congratulations. Now what? Who fills that vacuum? When has a power vacuum in the Middle … Continue reading Dispatch 001: No Plan Again