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I mean, I think that is one of those where we really should not move past the fact that this is not only...
We started a war with Iran.
We are still in a state of war with a blockade.
A blockade is a recognized act of warfare.
That's why during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy was very careful.
We are quarantining Cuba.
It's the same thing.
but he would not use the word blockade.
Trump just comes out and says, blockade.
That is a straight up act of war that must have been authorized by Congress.
And in it, she's going after Ro Khanna, not just for saying that Trump calls the shots, he should have total ability to wage war in whatever way he wants.
And look, that's true if the Congress authorizes the war.
And they're cowards because they don't want to vote on it right now.
And I think he was actually very effective in conveying that message, both on the Israeli control, but also in terms of the War Powers Resolution, getting her to articulate an insane view, which I don't think any American really would agree with at all in terms of the ability to unilaterally start a war.
Yeah, I think, you know what's crazy is actually it puts him out of step with some of the other big European powers.
So, for example, France had argued that they could never arrest Bibi.
Germany said that they could never arrest Bibi.
Italy said that they couldn't.
But this is little old Hungary is out there being like, oh, yeah, yeah, we would arrest him.
Sure.