Saturday, May 09, 2026

This is a savvy legal move by Trump.

Trump is responding defensively, not attacking. - Bill Brindley
  • May 1: War Powers letter formally ends hostilities, preserves force posture, asserts Article II constitutional authority.
  • May 3: "Project Freedom" announced as a humanitarian operation, not military.
  • Monday: US Navy escorts neutral commercial ships through Hormuz under freedom of navigation rights.
If Iran fires on it: that is Iran starting a new conflict. 
Trump is responding defensively, not attacking. 
  • No new War Powers clock starts because the US did not initiate hostilities. 
  • Iran did.

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