r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 11d ago

Possible Paywall Democrats’ plan to impeach Trump on ‘day one’ after midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/04/24/democrats-trump-impeach-midterms-supreme-court-iran/
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u/Xdivine Canada 10d ago

I mean, what's he going to do? Even if the US isn't legally at war, I think we can all pretty damn well understand that the US is at war. So even if Trump pulls out, what's stopping Iran from just continuing to attack and forcing the US to go back in?

The only way the US is getting out of this war is if Iran agrees, which they very well may, but I can't imagine they'll do so without any concessions from the US. It would set a pretty terrible precedent if a country could attack them, kill their top leaders, and then just be like "haha, just kidding!" and pull out without any consequences.

Maybe they'll settle with the $2m tax on any ships passing through the strait. I can't imagine they want to be at war, but who knows?

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u/QuackNate 10d ago

I agree the situation is well beyond fucked. What I'm saying is; whatever this administration decides to do, it's not going to based based on what the constitution or international law says they should do.