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DomPerignon:
Oga you no get content .


If Tinubu being President is frustrating you so bad, then you have 5 more years of frustration to go.

Did I say anything? Did I vote? See what guilty conscience can do to a person!

Which presidential candidate's name would you use to replace "Nixon" in these quotes?

Neoteny:
You're seriously obtuse.

Why do you latch on to the 60 days as if that was the original argument? You said American democracy won't allow him to decimate Iran or anyone else. I told you there's nothing to stop him in their constitution.

Did he require congressional approval to invade Venezuela? Did he require congressional approval to bomb isfahan and natanz and fordow? Did he require congressional approval to deploy carrier strike groups, tankers and marines to the middle east?

He can use all the military resources unchecked to destroy anything he wants within the 60 day limit and nothing can stop him. He himself said only his morality can stop him.

He also doesn't need to send troops to attack and destroy, he can leverage kinetic unmanned munitions just like Obama used drones and Clinton used tomahawks to attack Libya.

Trump can withdraw the troops, declare a new threat, deploy, and restart a new countdown of the 60 days.

If you cannot come up with a suitable argument backed by the laws you claim can stop him from acting unilaterally as the Commander in Chief, then maybe you should shut the hell up and go play with your nuts as you clearly know nothing about what you've led yourself into.

Bros, you sure u okay at all? CAN TRUMP DO ANYTHING HE WANTS IN IRAN RIGHT NOW??
He can't!!! That's the whole point!! His hands are tied - unlike, say, Putin. Putin WILL bomb Ukraine to submission and take over IF Ukraine were as IRAN is right now, Trump CAN'T! And please stop delving into the minutae of the laws - even lawyers are debating what it all means.

You know, I just can't believe that a sane human being is arguing that a US president is NOT hampered by the very democratic nature of the country. Is Putin facing a mid-term election? All it'll take for Trump to HAVE TO leave Iran is for enough members of Congress to vote he must leave. THAT'S IT!
Truman best explained the nature of the presidency below. Please stop arguing nonsense.

President Harry S. Truman frequently expressed how surprised he was to find out the extent to which a president is limited - that being president meant discovering you cannot simply do whatever you want. Truman famously compared the office to "riding a tiger," where the president is essentially forced to persuade others and navigate limits rather than issue dictatorial commands.

Houseofglam7:
If only Nigerians would embrace healthier food choices 😫😫😫

When you have neither time nor money, Indomie is perfect. Tastes great too. As for health - as they say, something must kill a man!

Neoteny:
Lols you're shifting the goal post. I don't need to to read the war powers act considering i know what it is and quoted it before you. Read my last post where i explained.

Your assertion was Trump cannot bomb Iran into the stone age because US democracy has guardrails that check him. But I said that's not true, there's nothing in US law that limits his ability to wage war and even use nuclear weapons on an adversary. Note two things here:

-only the US president can decide what constitutes an adversary. Only he therefore can deploy troops

-the war powers act doesn't restrain him from deciding who's a threat, how and when he deploys troops, what actions he takes. It only stipulates being INFORMED about such military actions if troops are deployed within 48 hours, and that military action can continue only for a maximum of 60 days, after which congress would decide to declare war or require the troops to be redeployed back to base. That's all the Act says.

In those 60 days, the US president can unleash as much devastating firepower as he wishes, including nukes, to decimate adversaries back to the stone age. Nothing in the Act stops him.

Finally, the Act only applies when there's deployment of men and materièl. He can comfortably sit at home and send drones or lob intercontinental ballistic missiles for as long as he wishes without the Act restraining him. That's what Obama did with his unilateral drone program for years without any law stopping him.

I hope you understand now.

My friend, do you have a problem with comprehension? 60 days! 60 days!! 60 days!!! Trump has exceeded 60 days in Iran and can no longer wage war without congressional authorization! He can only take preemptive and defensive action! He knows it and has been trying to see if they can argue ceasefire restarts the clock. Iran knows it too!
BTW I mentioned war powers before you and posted this below about it. A law that lawyers are still debating except the obvious 60 days is the same law you're pretending to know what constitutes what, including what drones, deployment, etc mean. Rest abeg.
Lawyers are continually debating what all these mean except the obvious. Stop pretending you know!

Neoteny:
Was the Venezuela raid legal? They obeyed him.

Was attacking Iran legal? They obeyed him. And killed 168 children in Minab.

What constitutes an illegal order in your book?

Now, show the relevant section of the Constitution that specifically contains his authority as the Commander in Chief.

The only Laws are the Posse Comitatus Act which forbids using the military to enforce laws within the borders of the US unless during existential emergencies (and guess what? The president mobilized the National Guard and Marines and no one stopped him), and the War Powers Act, which stipulates informing Congress of troop deployment to hostilities within 48 hours, and that the president can keep troops on such deployment for a maximum of 60 days before seeking Congress's approval to extend or declare war. There's nothing that says he can't unilaterally deploy troops anywhere for any reason and keep them there for up to 60 days (more than enough time to totally wreck an adversary) or restrains the intensity of that deployment. He only needs to INFORM Congress. The ODNI informed Congress that only the president, as commander in chief, can decide what constitutes a threat, and can deploy any means to address it.

The 2nd Amendment exists precisely because the president has near-unlimited powers to deploy troops, because the founding fathers were anticipating a probable tyranny from abusing the absolute authority of the president.

Now, I'll wait for you to show me the laws/acts that tie the hands of the president from deploying troops and munitions to any contested theater, and the attendant laws/acts that prohibit the kind of firepower the military can unleash on adversaries.

Until you do provide these laws, maybe sit this one out.

We are discussing IRAN. The president has exceeded the 60 days. He can no longer threaten to bomb Iran to the stone age. He can now only take defensive and preemptive action. He has tried using the ceasefire as basis for argument. Iran also knows US laws and how he can use ceasefire as excuse.
Read the Wars Powers below. IT IS THE LAW!!!

Smartguyboy:
Lol

Lie
Someone who was crying that the European don’t want to help them .

You can verify the news at WSJ .
can your source be verified?

The most powerful nation can’t defeat Iran
USA , Israel, uae and Kuwait all invaded Iran and the Iran of Iran did not fall . Yet they are making demands unlike Venezuela who are slave to USA now .

As you keep posting and re-posting this "screamed" article by ONE newspaper why don't you also post that all involved denied it as pure nonsense and that it could not be independently confirmed?? (See below?)

Smartguyboy:
Lol

Lie
Someone who was crying that the European don’t want to help them .

You can verify the news at WSJ .
can your source be verified?

The most powerful nation can’t defeat Iran
USA , Israel, uae and Kuwait all invaded Iran and the Iran of Iran did not fall . Yet they are making demands unlike Venezuela who are slave to USA now .

WSJ article that was promptly denied by Trump's aides as pure nonsense.
Iran is NOT fighting a war. They couldn't even hold on to two pilots in their own country. And their answer to possible bombing was human shield! Is that how wars are fought??
Venezuela is the much more smarter of the two countries. There was no regime change. The VP took over and condemned Trump and said Maduro was still president, and that Trump could "go to hell" (see below). Does that sound like a conquered nation? Unlike Iran, their entire military is intact as is all their infrastructure, and the agreement on oil was legally signed by lawyers and mutually beneficial to both countries. (Bearing in mind that Chavez earlier stole American companies' oil.)

concho:
Descendants of Ragnar, Rollo, Floki, Bjorn, Ivar, Ubbe, Lagertha, and Torvi the Shield-Maiden.

I have always loved and admired everything about the Vikings. Their presence alone strikes fear into the hearts of men.

Their unity and unwavering strength behind the shield wall made them a force to be reckoned with.

This is lovely.

Cult*st spotted

plessis:
If these are the true vikings, who come be those miscreants wey dey disturb people up and down for portharcourt?

See one above

MomohMrMoore:
Lol.. that is western narratives. You are just reporting here what you read in the western media. We have heard stories like this before from western news of Iraq, Libya, Zimbabwe, Cuba etc.. any country the west has issues with they use their media propaganda against that country. The world has moved beyond western media propaganda.. wake up

I never knew Al Jazeera was Western Media! How about when they were crying everyday there was genocide occurring in Gaza and you were cheering them??

Smartguyboy:
And yet paper tiger begging Europeans to join the war .

Again think if Iran was not under sanctions what could have happened?

Same Trump also said shortly he was only testing the loyalty of Nato, that US never needed them (see below)

My friend, a war is "you want to bomb me, I'll shoot you down". When someone can bomb you at will and there's nothing you can do except put civilians on bridges and infrastructure, it is no longer a war. Call it anything you wish, but not war!

SlavaUkraini:
Hmmm.... Something must kill a Man

We know, but must it be toto

AndyCole16:
The above shows you have not much understanding into these whole Iran US issue

So educate us

Mathewrichard99:
You are making mistake comparing the value of Iranian Rial to Naira.......

1 Iranian Rial is equal to N 370( Nigeria Naira)

Beside, what a fraction of 1 Rial can buy, thousands of Nigeria naira can't buy that same thing in nigeria, Iran and most countries of the world.

I know it might be very complicated for you to understand. It's not that I am not a patriotic Nigerian either but truth must be told.

Nigeria naira doesn't have much value as against 80% of world money.

I'm not making any mistake, the direct comparison is in the OP (original post). Here it is:

“A year ago, a kilo of rice was about 1.8 million rials ($1.31), but today it has crossed the 5-million-rial ($3.63) threshold,” he tells Al Jazeera. “Likewise, a bottle of cooking oil was about 700,000 rials ($0.51) until the spring of last year, but its price has now reached more than 3 million rials ($2.18).

HallahGeisher:
That is the last kick of a dying horse, they need the money or toll for fees desperately and they thought getting it in crypto assets remains the safest but quite unfortunately the US sized it all and punished them . Iran should be stopped . Simple

Totally right. Iran was defeated long ago but for democracy

Smartguyboy:
Poor Iran yet super power like USA , Israel , UAE and Kuwait can’t defeat them . Just imagine if they are not under any sanctions what could have happened?

Iran was totally defeated the moment their air defense went to zero. If Trum0 were a dictator like Putin he'd simply bomb them into submission

Smartguyboy:
Why did the IRGC close Hormuz?

They didn't close Hormuz. They can't. The Insurance companies close Hormuz. IRGC harassment of innocent ships is what made them refuse to insure

HallahGeisher:
Why forget so soon the numbers of canctions Zimbabwe received on its head during Bobby's time as president for reject s most western proposals and demanding for equality at the United nation seat on security .

Yeah, but never reached the extent of war and blockade

Fuckyoumod:
The Islamic regime don't care about their people.

They care about the destruction of Israel.
So they prefer to suffer their citizens and channel all their wealth to Hamas, Hezbollah and international terrorism.

Exactly. And most IRGC are ready to die themselves - the allure of sex with 72 virgins

Mathewrichard99:
Still far better than APC induced poverty that is befallen Nigerians.......

I disagree. $1 is not up to 1m Naira. Not yet anyway

masterfactor:
@QuinQQ, There is a price to pay for freedom.

The Iranians are not complaining, just as the North Koreans are also not complaining. When the west can't achieve their objectives, they results to Propaganda.

As far the people in those countries are not complaining, what is America business in those countries or do America have ancestral land in those countries.

But the people are VERY MUCH complaining! Did you read the article?

iichidodo:
Zimbabwe was far worse....An economic war engendered by world powers who were unhappy with racial policies of the Zimbabwean government and of course the dire consequences of the dumb racial policies of the same government ....You won't say Iran haven't made dumb policies overtime?

You don't kniw what you're talking about. Comparing war/blockade to mere sanctions.
It's like saying Biafra was better than how Nigeria is right now

Emu4life:
Men have always given thier lives to protect thier Countries.

Wars are won when you achieve your goals, otherwise, you have failed?

Has the US/Isreal stopped Iran from Pounding Isreal and US bases with Missiles and drones??

Have they engineered the revolution they so much dreamed about?

Is Ayatollah dynasty not still leading Iran?

Is the Strait of Hormuz opened??

Has the 460kg weapons grade enriched Uranium been siezed and destroyed?

Has the Iranian Nuclear program been dismantled??.

Trump just admitted yesterday that "Iran is not Venezuela "

Start scouring the Internet for negative news about Iran, thats your consolation

Don't you first have to first be in a war? In US it is Congress that declares wars. Trump had 60 days to play around. Now his 60 days are over and he can only take preemptive and defensive action.
Of course Venezuela is much smarter than Iran. All their military is intact. All their infrastructure is intact. Moduro regime is intact - the acting president (his former VP) insists he is still the president and told Trump he can go to hell. The oil deal they have benefits both countries and was drawn up by a team of lawyers!

correctguy101:
Truly the universe do not go by human reasoning and logic.

This ya comment come be like the universe own..

Lwkmd 🤣🤣

correctguy101:
If even Nigeria was touched, imagine those wey na dem the matter involve...

Who says nahtin do Iran? The pesin don kolo?

The leaders of that contraption just stubbornly decide say as dem wan kih dem everybody go suffer.

Spot on. Some IRGC actually want to die. People forget they totally believe the 72 virgin theory

mrkia:
As if it was anything less than a million against a dollar before the start of the war.

A purely western propaganda

See below

Mirasteel:
America is the cause of all these, the most evil nation on earth.

Sure, sure, sure, America is the one sponsoring terrorist groups and harassing INNOCENT ships trying to cross Hormuz

reiddecuti:
That's where balablu is planning to take Nigeria to.

Until he achieve that, he would never rest...

And the scary thing is that he is gradually approaching it, slowly but surely

BabaIbo:
War is bad o!

Especially when it is fought on their soil/ground.

I laughed at those that said they won't feel anything then because the war was on their soil or ground, they were the ones that lost more than any other party/group/country.

You ain't lying. US is not even at war, technically, yet Ayatollah and his entire family and all Iranian top echelons and all their potential successors plus some 4000 Iranians are all wiped out! So, no, you are not lying

Shimbo96:
How can 1 dollar be equal to millions in another country currency? USA dollar is a curse.

Yet some currencies are worth more than US dollar. So blame Iran - no one told them to be sponsor of terror. They could have just minded their own business

correctguy101:
Stop saying "we" pretended like it's not our concern.

What could yasef and this ancestor have done?

Even the US that pretends to be the citadel of democracy and whatnot, what could the ordinary people do to their current mad king?

It's a helpless position my brother.

"The current mad king" would have bombed Iran to the stone ages (Iran has zero air defense). The only thing holding him back is democracy