"What do I think this is going to lead to? Well, now this is going to give Trump the excuse for
not leaving Syria in spite of the fact that most of ISIS has been relegated to pockets in the desert and there is
no reason for the US troops to be there. In fact two of them were killed recently, so now this chemical attack is
going to provide the perfect excuse to stay in Syria for longer. Is it going to lead to a wider regional
war?…Possibly. Anything can happen at this point because it’s very easy to spark a world war if Russia feels that
it’s being threatened it might attack.
…Well basically the way you have to see it is that France, Turkey, and the US are a bunch of
vultures that are trying to pick off the corpse of what they believe to be a dead Syria. They are trying to
basically divide the areas of control. France had its eyes on Manbij and turkey has its eyes on Manbij, cause they
have this deal they want to make with the US that only everything east of the Euphrates belongs to their Kurdish
proxies, and everything west of the Euphrates in the north of Syria is supposed to belong to Turkey. And France is
kind of trying to carve out its own chunk. Of course at the end of the day Syria is alive. The military is strong.
And the Syrian president has said that the entirety of Syria is going to be liberated.
So the idea that any of those forces are going to stay and takeover a piece of Syria is a pipe
dream. And it will lead to death and WAR and destruction. Already two US troops have been killed…this is sadly you
know only the beginning and for what reason?…For Syrian oil? The US has plenty of oil. It’s not about wanting more
oil. It’s about making sure that Syria can’t control and use its oil to rebuild because that’s going to threaten
Israel. At the end of the day, this is really just about Israel, and protecting Israeli interests."
What Just Happened, And Who Is Really Responsible? [video] WeAreChange Published on Apr 9,
2018
We The People Must:Make
America's Government Accountable
“O
f course, Washington’s logic is riddled with absurdity.To claim that its forces are acting in self-defense
overlooks the glaring reality thatthe US-led
military coalition has no legal mandate whatsoever to be in Syria in the first
place. Its forces are in breach of international
law by operating on Syrian territory without the consent of the government in Damascus and
without a mandate from the UN Security Council."
Israel attacks Syria,
again! (01 July 2019)
Syriana Analysis
Published on Jul 1, 2019
On the midnight of 01 July 2019, #Israel sent fighter jets into the Lebanese air space, violated
the Lebanese sovereignty and from there fired tens of rockets and missiles on #Syria, killing scores of civilians
including children and infants.
Media coverage needs a balance. We are losing faith in the corporate mainstream media, particularly after the sad
proxy war on Syria, which is one of the examples of media bias. My name is Kevork Almassian, I'm from Syria, I
moved to Germany during the war, and I'm here to tell you exactly what's happening in my beloved country. So
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Trump
Says US 'Secured'
Syria's Oil, After Americans Told For Years
"We're Not There For The Oil"
The Last American Vagabond
First published at 20:23 UTC on October 20th, 2019.
Jesse Ventura: “Why was the U.S. in Syria in the first
place?”
Oct 18, 2019 | RT America
Jesse Ventura and producer Brigida Santos talk about Turkey’s offense in Syria, the future on the
Kurds and why U.S. troops are now going to Saudi Arabia. Author Seth Siegel talks about America’s troubled water
systems.
US withdraws from Northern Syria ahead of Turkish
invasion
Syriana Analysis | Oct 8, 2019
The #US troops began withdrawing from northeast Syria ahead of a Turkish invasion that aims to
create a so-called "safe-zone" in Northern #Syria, which is practically an area where Turkey will force the Kurdish
fighters to leave and settle hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, a move perceived in Damascus as an attempt
to change the demographics of the area in order to create a geographic belt inhabited by pro-Erdoganists, and later
call for a referendum and joining Turkey.
This move by #Trump's administration sparked anger among the democrats and so-called western left that once again
proved that many of them are ignorant and delusional enough to serve as a weapon for the American empire.
Everything you need to know about the battle of
Idlib (August 2019)
First published at 20:16 UTC on August 10th, 2019.
The battle for Idlib is still raging between the Syrian Army and the Turkish-backed terrorists,
particularly Al-Qaeda, Ahrar al-Sham, Jaish al-Izza, the Turkistani Army, the Tajiki Army etc.Kevork Almassian
shares his insights on the ongoing battle in #Syria's #Idlib and #Erdogan's strategy of grabbing more Syrian lands
under the pretext of creating "safe zones".
Pope Francis letter to President Assad
is hypocritical and disingenuous
First published at 16:54 UTC on July 23rd, 2019.
Instead of thanking President Assad for fighting Wahabi terrorism that is butchering the
Christians of #Syria, #Pope Francis asks Assad to end the humanitarian catastrophe in #Idlib, refraining from
blaming Ankara, Brussels and Washington for supporting terrorism.
The US-Run al-Rukban Internment
Camp
In Syria & The Similarities To Gaza - Eva Bartlett Interview
-
First published at 22:23 UTC on July 23rd, 2019.
Joining me today after a recent trip to the Middle East, and here to discuss Syria &
Palestine, is Eva Bartlett. In this interview we go over the US-run al-Rukban internment camp in Syria and what
these people have been forced to endure even as the MSM ignores their plight, as well as some of what Eva saw while
living in Palestine, the parallels between the two atrocities, and the governmental ties that bind them.
Joining me today is someone that I greatly respect, in fact one of the few that years ago
inspired me to do what I do today. She recently released a fantastic documentary entitled "Gaza Fights For
Freedom," that exposes, in HD, all the lies being regularly told by the Israeli government, and that which are
regularly and blindly supported by the complicit US government. Here to discuss that documentary and the plight of
the Palestinian people in general is Abby Martin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bfmayadkhI
Syriana Analysis
Published on Aug 29, 2018 Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, Dr Bashar al-Jaafari during the
Security Council session on the situation in Syriaon 28-8-2018.
Subtitles by Syriana Analysis
Syrian War Report – August 27, 2018: Foreign
Specialists Prepare To Stage Chemical Attack In Idlib
South Front
Published on Aug 27, 2018
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Syrian War Report
August 28, 2018: US Creates Strike Force To Attack Syria
South Front
Published on Aug 28, 2018
Another False Flag Gas Attack For Syria? Bolton
Warns Of Massive US Response
RonPaulLibertyReport
Streamed live 9 hours ago
As the Syrian military prepares to re-take Idlib province and end years of al-Qaeda
control over the area, Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton warns that the Syrian
government may try another gas attack. The neocons are not ready to admit defeat in Syria quite
yet. Will the late John McCain's jihadist allies in Syria stage an attack and wait for the US
military to act as their air force?
SAFEGUARD AGAINST THIS POTENTIAL FALSE FLAG BY GETTING THE WORD OUT
NOW!
It’s heating up: Syria readies to recapture Idlib,
Moscow warns of provocation to frame Assad
RT
Published on Aug 27, 2018
Russian defence ministry has warned that militants in Idlib are preparing a
provocation. Moscow says it has intelligence that jihadists are intending to stage a chemical
attack, and lay the blame on the Assad government. READ
MORE:https://on.rt.com/9d3g
Russia Deploys Warships in Response to New False
Flag Threat
Blackstone Intelligence Network
Published on Aug 28, 2018
Russia has deployed a massive naval armada off the coast of Syria after its Defense
Ministry claimed to have intel on a new chemical false flag attack to justify additional western
intervention.
Syrian children kidnapped to be used in false chemical attack in Idlib:
Report Thu Aug 30, 2018 02:31PM -
link
The Syrian foreign minister says chlorine gas containers have been smuggled into areas controlled
by western-backed White Helmets organization for a false flag chemical attack in Idlib province.
Walid al-Muallem made the comments during an exclusive interview with Russia’s RT news channel.
Muallem said the British intelligence helped with the chlorine smuggling. The top diplomat condemned what he
described as the illegal US presence in Syria. He also accused Washington of prolonging the conflict in the
war-battered country.
LIVE: US Troops Being Used as Human
Shields in #Syria
Blackstone Intelligence Network
Streamed live 16 hours ago
Tensions in Syria continue to mount as world powers square off in a frightening escalation in military
activity.
The US warned Russia it would attack Syria
again if chemical weapons (CW) were used by the government forces. According toBloomberg, National Security Adviser John Bolton told
his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, at a meeting in Geneva on Aug. 23 that the US “is prepared to respond
with greater military force than it has used against Assad’s regime in the past.” US officials supposedly “have
information” that the Syrian military is preparing a chemical attack in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. Mr.
Bolton
had also stressed publicly the US readiness to use
force on a larger scale before the meeting with his Russian counterpart. On Aug. 21, the US, the UK, and France
issued a
joint statement likewise threatening military
action against Syria if a chemical attack occurred. The US has delivered strikes against
Syria twice before, in 2017 and 2018. No evidence to confirm the allegations that the Syrian government was behind
the chemical attacks has ever been presented.
Russia believes a potential
attack is nothing more than a provocation to justify military action. The Russian Defense
Ministryissued
a statement on Aug. 25 stating
that the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants had brought eight containers of chlorine to Idlib in order to stage
a false-flag attack with the help of UK intelligence agencies. A group of Tahrir al-Sham fighters trained to
handle chemical warfare agents by the UK private military company Olive arrived in the suburbs of the city of
Jisr ash-Shugur, Idlib, 20 km. from the Turkish border.
This prompts some
questions. The Syrian government forces are winning the war. They control most of the country and continue to
make advances. Why would they use CW now if they did not use them in 2014 or 2015 when they were retreating?
The political and military gains the rebels could win by staging provocations are obvious, while the Syria
military has no reason to use CW even if it had them. After all, the Syrian army has no trouble winning with
conventional weapons wherever it goes.
As the previous military
actions in Syria demonstrated, the attacks boost presidential approval ratings. President Trump needs to
distract the public’s attention from thehush payments made to Stormy Daniels
and Karen McDougal after his alleged affairs. These dalliance scandals are the last thing he needs during the
midterm election campaigns. Syria and alleged CW attacks could come in handy.
He and his party badly need
to do something in Syria before the November vote to support the image of the US as the defender of the
“poor” Syrians suffering from the “atrocities” of Assad’s regime. The US global standing has suffered as a
result of unimpressive operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It needs to be burnished. Heading an international
coalition against Syria, an Iranian ally, is the way to restore the US image as an indispensable nation in
the Middle East.
If Syria establishes full
control over Idlib province, the hope, no matter how slim, of overthrowing Syrian President Assad will be
dead. Any pretext would do to justify an intervention to prevent such a turn of events. The rebels in Idlib
are viewed as allies in the fight against Iran. Besides, the alleged CW in the hands of Assad fuels the
narrative of Russian cheating in 2013 during the elimination of the Syrian CW stockpile. “Losing” Syria would
lead to diminishing US influence in Iraq, which is also viewed as a battlefield against
Iran.
The US
administrationhas frozensome $200 million in funds
earmarked for Syria’s recovery but it is ready to spend money on military actions against that country. Congress
has failed to include a Senate-backed provision in the 2019 FY budget law to give the Defense Department $25
million per year and increased authority to support stabilization efforts in Syria. But the use of force in
Syria is by and large warmly supported by lawmakers.
A staged “chemical attack”
is the way to invent a pretext for using force against Syria and pressing for a rollback of Russia and Iran.
With Idlib liberated and an agreement reached between Damascus and the Kurds, Syria will have fundamentally
regained its territorial integrity, making it “lost” to the West and its Persian Gulf allies. Russia, Iran,
and Turkey will act as mediators promoting a peaceful settlement. The “chemical attack” provocation will be
staged as an attempt to scuttle such a development.
What you need to know about Idlib offensive (Facebook live stream)
Syriana Analysis
Published on Sep 3, 2018
Everything you need to know about Syria before the offensive of Idlib in the upcoming weeks.
Blackstone Intelligence Network
Published on Aug 30, 2018
President Donald Trump adopted the Zionist plan to arm the Kurds and break Syria's northern oil
fields off into their own country. Now those Kurds are cracking down on the Syrian Christians.
The White Morpheus Offers You the Red
Pill of Truth
Blackstone Intelligence Network
Published on Sep 4, 2018
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, John McCain, Syria, Israel, Ukraine, North Korea, Saudi
Arabia... it's all here.
Take the red pill and follow me down the rabbit hole...
Jake Morphonios
PO Box 1333
Kernersville, NC 27285
(You are also welcome to send personal letters to me here.)
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The Syria Conflict Is About To Cause Something
Terrible
WeAreChange
Published on Sep 10, 2018
In this video, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange is joined by Partisan Girl overseas to get her take
on the latest actions being taken by America and the Trump administration in the Middle East. Could the Syria
conflict be about to cause something terrible?
THIS IS ILLEGAL!!" Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's
BRILLIANT Takedown of Trump's Illegal War in Syria
Dose of Dissonance
Published on Apr 14, 2018
Days before Trump's escalation of his illegal war in Syria, Congresswoman & war veteran Tulsi
Gabbard confronts Defense Secretary James Mattis on the unconstitutionality of such missile strikes! BUY TRUMP
TOILET PAPER ON AMAZON! http://amzn.to/2Fe08tb (Affiliate Link)
"IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!" Rand Paul
HUMILIATES Trump & the Establishment for Illegal Foreign Policy
Tulsi Gabbard
Published on Sep 7, 2018
As Syria is once again faced with an inevitable battle and tragedy, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls on the Trump
administration to immediately put its full support behind the UN’s proposal to create a safe corridor that would
allow civilians to evacuate the al Qaeda-controlled city of Idlib—a move that will drastically reduce
casualties.
ALERT Israel's Evil Assault on Khan
Al Ahmar - #BDS
Blackstone Intelligence Network
Published on Oct 4, 2018
We are witnessing before our eyes an act of consummate evil by #Israel as it engages in the
ethnic cleansing of #Palestinians from Khan al Ahmar. Hundreds of officials and professionals across Europe have
expressed outrage. But in America, the media is totally silent. Help wake your neighbors up to the genocide that
Israel is committing with US tax-funded military support. #BDS #FreePalestine
"He who passively accepts evil is as much
involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really
cooperating with it."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr. --
New Report: War Crimes In Raqqa. Who's Guilty?
RonPaulLibertyReport
Streamed live 2 hours ago
A new report issued by Amnesty International details the massive civilian
death and suffering among civilians in Raqqa, Syria during the 2017 US attacks on the town. Was it really
necessary to destroy the city to save it?
"Great pains were taken to hide it
from the world."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISIS ALLOWED TO LEAVE RAQQA LOADED WITH WEAPONS AND
AMMUNITION!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Reoccurring Story Which Clearly Illustrates "The War On Terror" Is A Nefarious Fabrication For:
ENDLESS WAR
‘We saw them with our own eyes’: SDF fighters
describe unimpeded ISIS exodus from Raqqa
RT
Published on Dec 28, 2017
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have confirmed to RT
that thousands of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists and their family members were
allowed to leave Raqqa, shortly before the city was fully recaptured. Earlier it was reported that
the deal with IS had been agreed with the knowledge of the US-led coalition.
Fall of
Raqqa: The Secret Deal
- BBC News -
BBC News
Published on Nov 14, 2017
When US-backed Syrian fighters took full control of the city
of Raqqa, it ended three years of rule there by so-called Islamic State. But now the BBC has
uncovered details of a secret deal that let several hundred IS fighters escape. IS made Raqqa in
northern Syria its headquarters in early 2014. Last month Raqqa fell, but this programme has learnt
that in exchange for a deal to save lives and bring peace to the city, a convoy carrying several
hundred IS fighters, their families and weapons and
ammunition -- were able to leave the city freely. The question now is, where are they
now? Our Middle East Correspondent, Quentin Sommerville, has this exclusive report.
ISIS convoys leaving Raqqa, confirmed in SDF video
footage
RT
Published on Dec 27, 2017
Fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
confirmed from Raqqa that they had shot footage showing militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic
State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS) peacefully leaving Raqqa on their watch. Thought to have been filmed
towards the end of the battle for Raqqa, the footage shows buses and trucks carrying dozens of IS
militants from the embattled city, according to one of the fighters.
ISIS 2.0? US may regroup with former ISIS fighters –
Middle East analyst
RT
Published on Dec 28, 2017
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have confirmed to RT
that thousands of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists and their family members were
allowed to leave Raqqa, shortly before the city was fully recaptured. Ali Rizk, a contributor with
the Al-Monitor news site, thinks the Americans were an integral part of a deal to see IS
help form a buffer against Iran.
ISIS leaders escaped Syria with help from US, UK
report
RT America
Published on Nov 14, 2017
Did the US and UK help Islamic State leaders escape Raqqa,
Syria, or was it a humanitarian effort gone awry? RT America’s David Miller examines a new report
on a secret deal between the United States and Britain to help ISIS flee the besieged
city.
ISIS gone, what follows will be worse – fmr Pentagon
official
RT America
Published on Dec 28, 2017
Islamic State has been defeated in Syria, thanks to Russian
and Syrian government forces. As US President Donald Trump takes credit for the victory, there are
reports the US is re-training Sunni fighters, including Islamic State radicals, to return under a
different name and continue to wage sectarian warfare. Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof
tells RT that this is an unsurprising step in the evolving US policy on Syria and expects that the
US will ultimately try to partition Syria in order to impede Iranian influence in the
region.
Bombshell Report Exposes Pentagon Arms Transfer To
Syrian Rebels!
Press For Truth
Published on Sep 16, 2017
Donald Trump Lied! The CIA still supplies weapons to anti Assad forces. The
pentagon has been caught altering documents to "memory hole" any mention of Syria when it comes to
the CIA's weapons program for ISIS. The US has been secretly arming, training and funding the
opposition to Assad in Syria in an attempt to overthrow the dictator paving the way for an eventual
war with Iran. In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth goes over a recently released bombshell
report detailing the fact that the pentagon isB C still supplying weapons to Anti Assad forces in
Syria despite the fact that Donald Trump announced just two months ago that he was halting the
CIA's Syrian weapons program.
Interview With Dilyana Gaytandzhieva, Weapons
Supplies To Militants In Syria
South Front
Streamed live on Sep 2, 2017
LIVE STREAM: Interview With Dilyana Gaytandzhieva, Weapons
Supplies To Militants In Syria
Pentagon forged documents for weapons sales to
Syrian rebels – report
RT America
Published on Sep 14, 2017
A new report shows the Pentagon is buying weapons and ammunition from Eastern Europe to arm Syrian
rebels, and the paperwork involved isn’t exactly legitimate, RT’s Natasha Sweatte
explains.
US Troops ‘Saved’ ISIS Terrorists & Leaders From Taliban Siege In
East Afghanistan
The Last American Vagabond
Published on Jun 24, 2019
Every time the terrorist leadership finds itself cornered, the US forces HELP them
"escape" - again, and again, and again. It's a well documented fact. It was nicknamed the "Airlift
of Evil."
Understand why, and you will also understand why the US drops them weapons and supplies, trains
them, and gives them money. The criminals infesting our government NEED THEM. It is part of their
ongoing business to keep us in perpetual fear and war. [Next Column]
Airlift of Evil 2016
The US HELPS Terrorist Fake Enemies Escape... AGAIN
AccessReality
Published on May 10, 2016
[Cont.] The so-called 'refugees', containing a substantial percentage
of ISIS Jihadists, are given passage, shelter, and generally a free pass. Now one can understand
this also.
The Syrian Conflict in
Context: Restoring hope in a mosaic society
Frome Stop War
Published on Jun 26, 2018
Gaining genuine insight into the culture,
history and current affairs of a Middle Eastern country is difficult in these times, especially when the view is
dominated by a media which uses inaccurate portrayals. When it comes to a subject as complicated as the Syrian
conflict, it becomes difficult to know from where one can get accurate and reliable information. And what about
stories beyond the conflict? The people, the families, the communities?
Frome Stop War welcomed Reverend Andrew Ashdown, an Anglican Priest who has faithfully served many
communities in the south of England for nearly thirty years, to share with us his insights and experiences gained
through many journeys throughout Syria. Revd. Ashdown has travelled extensively throughout Asia, Africa and the
Middle East, working not only to spread the gospel, but also to strengthen bonds between communities of different
faiths. Through his work as an inter-faith specialist he has become part of many different communities, working
alongside other faith and community leaders as well as members of the public.
Throughout his many varied missions and travels, one area piqued the interest of Revd. Ashdown in
particular; the Middle East. With its rich and varied cultures and faiths, and deeply rooted traditions for both
Christian and Muslim traditions, amongst many others, Revd. Ashdown found himself drawn to this beautiful and
mysterious part of the world.
Revd. Ashdown has been a regular visitor to Syria before the conflict, and has visited the country
ten times since April 2014, both independently and with delegations. He has also been undertaking doctoral Research
into Christian-Muslim relations in the in the country. In this illustrated talk, Andrew contextualised the make-up
of Syrian society, the impact of the conflict on the country, and the way in which Syrians, even amidst desperate
circumstances, are seeking to support those in need, preserve their mosaic secular society, and rebuild
communities.
With western leaders constantly sabre rattling at the Syrian government, the Syrian Arab Army and
the Syrian people, can we believe the stories told by our political and media establishment, given their track
record on 'informing' us about Middle Eastern affairs?
US-Senator Richard Black speaks up for Syria in
Damascus
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul insists that
the U.S. government shouldn’t go to war without a declaration of war. His son Rand has also taken this position, as
have several libertarian-leaning Tea Party candidates. According to the U.S. Constitution, the congress is invested
with the power to declare war. These constitutionalists say that this declaration should be a requirement before
military action is authorized.
I’m not sure that this is resonating with those that are unfamiliar with what a declaration of war
means. For most people, the declaration of war is a formality whereby the president makes sure that it is agreeable
to the Congress that he utilizes the military. Some might even go so far as to say it is the president “asking
permission” from the Congress to do so. By this reasoning, both Presidents Bush and Obama have complied, especially
considering H.J. Res. 114 (October 16, 2002). With that resolution, Congress authorized the president to use
military force in the war on terror. What is the difference between that and a declaration of war?
The answer is both intuitive and supported by history. First, a “declaration” has nothing to do
with “permission.” Neither is it the same thing as creation or initiation. One can only declare something that
already exists. Therefore, a declaration of war does not create a war or initiate a war. A declaration of war is a
resolution passed by Congress recognizing that the United States is already at war.
The intent of the declaration of war power is for the government to have an adjudication process
for war analogous to a criminal trial for domestic crimes. Evidence must be presented that the nation in question
has committed overt acts of war against the United States. The Congress must deliberate on that evidence and then
vote on whether or not a state of war exists. The actual declaration of war is analogous to a conviction at a
criminal trial. The Congress issues the “verdict” and the president is called upon to employ the military. To wage
war without a declaration of war is akin to a lynching: there has been no finding of guilt before force has been
employed in response.
Herein lies the difference between H.J. Res. 114 and a declaration of war. In order for President
Bush to have obtained a declaration of war against Iraq, he would have had to present his case that Iraq had
already committed overt acts of war against the United States. Like a prosecutor, he would have had to convince the
“jury” (Congress) that Iraq was guilty – not of “possessing weapons of mass destruction” but of having already
aggressed against the United States. Obviously, he would not have been able to do this. In fact, the absence of any
overt acts of war by the nations in question is the reason that there were no declarations of war against Korea,
Viet Nam, Bosnia, or any other nation that the U.S. government has waged war against since WWII.
The declaration of war power requires the government to obey the law of nature that that no
individual or group may initiate force against another. It ensures that before the executive launches a military
action against another nation, a separate body deliberates on evidence and agrees that said nation has been an
aggressor. Only then is waging war justified.
This interpretation is supported by every declaration of war in U.S. history. Here are two
examples.
When James Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico in 1846, he said,
“But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has
invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have
commenced, and that the two nations are now at war. [emphasis added]
As war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico
herself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism to vindicate with decision the honor, the
rights, and the interests of our country. . . .
In further vindication of our rights and defense of our territory, I invoke the prompt action of
Congress to recognize the existence of the war, and to place at the disposition of the Executive the means of
prosecuting the war with vigor, and thus hastening the restoration of peace.”[1] [emphasis added]
After reviewing Polk’s request, Congress issued the following declaration of war,
“Whereas, by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exists between that Government and
the United States: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in
Congress assembled, That for the purpose of enabling the government of the United States to prosecute said war to a
speedy and successful termination…”[2] [emphasis added]
Note the italicized words. The state of war already exists because of the act of the Republic of
Mexico.
Americans are probably most familiar with the last occasion upon which the United States declared
war. In what may have been the only constitutional act of his entire presidency, President Roosevelt asked Congress
to declare war on Japan during this famous speech:
Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was
suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in
conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific…Yesterday,
the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night,
the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island. I ask that the Congress
declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has
existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.”[3] [full text of speech here]
In response, Congress resolved,
“Whereas the Imperial Government of Japan has committed unprovoked acts of war against the
Government and the people of the United States of America: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war between the United
States and the Imperial Government of Japan which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally
declared; and the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the
United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial Government of Japan; and, to
bring the conflict to a successful termination, all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the
Congress of the United States.”[4]
Every other past declaration of war in U.S. history follows exactly this format. The president
presents evidence. The Congress votes on the validity of that evidence. It declares that war already exists. It
then directs the president to use the military to end the war.
Had this constitutional process been followed, the United States would not have been involved in
the wars in Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, or Afghanistan. The declaration of war power ensures that the
U.S. government never initiates force, but only uses the military to defend its citizens against an aggressor.
Following the constitution on this point would have kept the United States out of every war since
WWII and prevented the U.S. government from running up a large portion of its unresolvable debt. Abiding the law of
nature is not only moral, but cost-effective.
During the South Carolina Republican Primary Debate on May 5, Herman Cain articulated his position
on the government’s war powers. He stated that, as president, he would not involve the U.S. military in war unless
three criteria were met. 1. There was a clear objective. 2. There was a verifiable U.S. interest in question. 3.
There was a clear path to victory.
While his comments clearly titillated the audience panel interviewed after the debate, one must
recognize that Adolph Hitler’s wars would have been justified on this basis. Are those the only criteria upon which
the U.S. government should base its decision to go to war? How about, “They attacked us?” That should be the one
and only reason.
Going to war without a declaration of war not only represents aggression against the nation in
question, but against every U.S. taxpayer as well. The only argument that can be made for taxing a free people is
that taxation is necessary to underwrite protection of their lives, liberties, and properties. The only way that
they can be compelled to pay for a war is if a state of war exists between them and another nation. To tax them for
a war fought for other reasons, including defending people other than themselves, is to aggress against them. Once
the government is allowed to do that, it is time to stop calling the United States “the land of the free.”
Congress To Green-Light Perpetual Global
War?
RonPaulLibertyReport
Published on May 8, 2018
The new, bi-partisan authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) introduced by Senators
Kaine and Corker is billed as evidence that Congress is finally taking its Constitutional war-making authority
seriously. This could not be further from the truth. Congress is about to grant the president "forever war" power
and return to its slumber. Bad for America.
Soldiers Please
Listen
To be confronted with the fact that you are
about to be ordered to commit an atrocity must be extremely uncomfortable. But the consequences of avoiding that
confrontation are unacceptable.
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don't know what types of alliances are possible. All we can do is to hold aloft the banner of
justice and humanity and see who rallies to it. And no matter who joins us, fight we must.
For as Ludwig von Mises said, ‘Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved
of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way out for himself if society is
sweeping toward destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously
into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interest of everyone hangs on
the result…' Let’s all stand together.”
We Who Dared to Say No to War uncovers some of the forgotten but
compelling body of work from the American antiwar tradition—speeches, articles, poetry, book excerpts, political
cartoons, and more—from people throughout our history who have opposed war. Beginning with the War of 1812, these
selections cover every major American war up to the present and come from both the left and the right, from
religious and secular viewpoints. There are many surprises, including a forgotten letter from a Christian
theologian urging Confederate President Jefferson Davis to exempt Christians from the draft and a speech by Abraham
Lincoln opposing the 1848 Mexican War. Among others, Daniel Webster, Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, Grover Cleveland,
Eugene Debs, Robert Taft, Paul Craig Roberts, Patrick Buchanan, and Country Joe and the Fish make an appearance.
This first-ever anthology of American antiwar writing offers the full range of the subject’s richness and
variety.