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returnee

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23. Congress should not authorize...

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:14 PM

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…any future action against Iran at this time. Under that condition the military could refuse any order to attack as illegal. This is why those statements were made by Kelly and others.

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Congress should not authorize... returnee Saturday #23