this war is illegal -- monkeysee
this war is illegal Public Citizen citizen.org From: president@citizen.org Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM Donald Trump has taken America to war against Iran. The president who so pathetically claims to deserve a Nobel Peace Prize has launched a deadly and unconstitutional regime change war. There is no congressional declaration of war nor authorization for the use of force in Iran, making Trump’s actions transparently unconstitutional and illegal. Importantly, Trump’s actions in Iran would be illegal under international law even if there were congressional authorization. Iran poses no imminent security threat to the United States. Exactly like the Iraq war Trump untruthfully claimed to have opposed, this is a war of choice driven by arrogance and imperial ambition. And exactly like the Iraq war, the risks are manifold — with needless short-term deaths inevitable and long-term consequences unknowable. War is to be expected from authoritarian rulers, who are inclined to demonstrate th...
