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As you all know, since the last time we were together, the first war of Donald Trump's self-proclaimed Board of Peace era has begun. Yes, it has. This unprovoked attempt at regime change in Iran has been described as,

quote, massive and ongoing major combat operations and was carried out in collaboration with Israel.

The attack has no clear legal foundation. It was launched while diplomatic talks to

avert conflict were still underway, without consultation or authorization from Congress,

and without any serious case being made to the American public about why it was necessary.

And they fanned out a whole deck of cards saying, pick an excuse. And made to the American public about why it was necessary.

And they fanned out a whole deck of cards saying, pick an excuse, any excuse, or all of them,

because, you know, they don't know what they're doing.

They're making stuff up after the fact.

Iranian state media reported that Supreme Leader Ali Kamani was killed in the joint U.S. Israeli strikes. In response, congressional Democrats said they would attempt to force votes on war powers resolutions

to limit Trump's authority to continue U.S. military action against Iran.

The war itself rests on a ludicrous claim that Iran was on the verge of deploying nuclear weapons and that immediate military action

was the only option.

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