Tuesday, April 10, 2018

IPA — Attacking Syria “Impeachable”

[Francis] Boyle is professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He said today: “Any U.S. attack targeting the Syrian government or its forces would clearly violate both U.S. and international law. When Obama was in a similar position in 2013, his advisor Ben Rhodes [see below] has since commented that they turned back largely because they were afraid of impeachment. That fear is well founded. While the prospect of impeaching Trump is thrown around frequently for partisan purposes, on this issue, the constitution is clear: Initiating a war or any such attack without authorization is clearly impeachable.... 
IPA
Attacking Syria “Impeachable”

2 comments:

Kaivey said...

Let's impeach Bolton too, and the rest of the warmongers.

Matt Franko said...

"Last year, at the National Press Club, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., claimed the authority to target the Syrian government stemmed from the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force."

It all goes back to that 2001 Authorization of the GWOT...