01-03-2020, 11:06 AM
This is a very interesting Twitter thread discussing the legal implications:
And this is a great thread on the situation more generally:
1/ I have written a legal opinion in government and many pieces out of government on presidential war powers. And FWIW I have grown very, very cynical about legal constraints on those war powers. Here are some thoughts as the lawyers begin to weigh in.
— Jack Goldsmith (@jacklgoldsmith) January 3, 2020
And this is a great thread on the situation more generally:
1. There are unconfirmed reports that Qasem Soleimani commander of Qods Force (Iran's external security agency) has been killed in drone strikes. If true, this will be a major moment in US-Iran relations & Supreme Leader will undoubtedly see this as a major provocation/act of war pic.twitter.com/nLZNbvalsT
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 3, 2020
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