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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1192279)	1/10/2020 7:41:58 AM
From: RetiredNow	2 Recommendations Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Taro Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1572767

They aren't Trump's war powers. They are the Executive Branch's war powers. Anything Congress does should not be with an eye to make Trump look bad, but rather with an eye to ensuring Congress doesn't become irrelevant and that it maintains its role as a check and balance against other branches. This is how you and I are different. I think Trump is doing a great job, but I also think the Presidency has arrogated too much power to itself in the war arena. I can hold both of those thoughts simultaneously, because I am a practical and nuanced person, whereas, you are a biased never Trumper, who would do anything to make Trump look bad, even if it means bad things for the US as a whole. Peace in the Middle East is not possible. Those tribes have been at war for thousands of years. To think the US will make a difference is hubris. As to Iranian and NK nukes, I think we will eventually have to bomb the Iranian nuke facilities to the ground. They will never negotiate a proper deal with us and they will never live up to any deal they sign. As for NK, the key to them is China. If we can deal properly with China, then China will reign NK in. I doubt NK will ever give up their nukes. So that is already a done deal. NK is China. To think NK is a separate country is naive. NK is a pointy spear that originates in China. So we need to deal with China.