We are at war. Indeed we have been at war for a considerable period of time. Not one decade has gone by without some sort of lethal catastrophic event taking place somewhere in the world.
Throughout the ages, the matter of war, or international conflict, was in the purview of the leader or sovereign of a nation. There have been a number of attempts over the years to deal with hostilities between nations; The Hague Convention of 1899, the United Nations Charter in 1949 and a number of national constitutions created in the 20th century. In the United Kingdom it is, in theory, a matter within the power of the Crown. It is in fact a constitutional convention regarding parliamentary approval for military action, direct control of the armed forces being divided between the government (Prime minster and cabinet) and the Defence Council, which was formed in 1964 by the “Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964”
What is of note is that whilst setting up the Constitution of the United States the founding fathers dealt specifically with the question of war and conflict under Article 1, when establishing the powers of the Congress as long ago as 1776. Section 8 of that document deals specifically with the Powers of Congress which states, inter alia:
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
Being a democratically elected representative body, it was a specifically thought out decision as to who held the power to send people into harm’s way. It would be the people’s decision, not the executives. At present, it is clear that the executive branch of the United States has usurped congressional power which should, under the rule of law, be returned to Congress.
What we have now is a narcissistic convicted felon, Trump, being conned by a flattering fugitive from justice, Netanyahu, into an escalation of conflict never contemplated by the majority of American citizens, whose wishes, because of the failure of the majority party in Congress, are no longer being represented.
It is clear that the world is being run by gangsters of the worst kind – Trump, Netanyahu and Putin - whose playbook is straight out of the Godfather. It is vital that those Politicians within the Western European Community stand up to theses miscreants and make forceful condemnation of them. Indeed, just as Mr Trump lifted Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, so too should a combined strategic European force extract Netanyahu, from wherever he may be, and bring him, under arrest, before the International Criminal Court or would that be an act of war? It’s only a matter of law enforcement arresting an indicted felon, isn’t it?
There are two videos from YouTube which illustrate the various points. There are people in the United States who `are aware of what is going on. I wish them luck.
