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The war itself is illegal. Congress never authorized the war. Exposing illegal activity of the US government should not be a crime.
by ihatepython 3y ago
The war itself is illegal. Congress never authorized the war. Exposing illegal activity of the US government should not be a crime.
- clouddrover 3y ago> The war itself is illegal Yes, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is illegal. It's a war of choice waged for reason no better than Putin's vanity. It hasn't helped Russia and it certainly hasn't helped Ukraine. Fortunately, it is within Russia's power to end the war tomorrow. All Russia needs to do is leave Ukrainian territory, return relocated Ukrainian citizens, start paying reparations, and begin the process of extraditing war criminals so they can be tried.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Congress never authorized the war. The US aid to Ukraine that is the relation of the US government to the war is, in fact, authorized by Congress. See, e.g., the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 (PL 117-118).