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    Susie Wiles sagte gegenüber Vanity Fair, dass Militäraktionen in Venezuela die Zustimmung des Kongresses erfordern

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    1. newsspotter on

      The article was published today/ after the operation.:

      >The news Saturday that—per President Donald Trump—the US had enacted a “large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader“ reminded many that in November, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that an ongoing campaign against Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro, was focused on blowing up boats as opposed to an incursion on the country’s soil.[…]

      >Wiles admitted then that an attack on Venezuelan mainland would require congressional approval. “If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.

      It seems, as if she deliberately misled the public/ Congress members.
      If so: She should resign.
      If not: She should resign in protest.

      PS: According to the article, she told that in November. The interview was published mid December.

    3. 2_Spicy_2_Impeach on

      I’m sure they’ll waive a classified OLC rubber stamp memo as an excuse.

    5. CouchCorrespondent on

      They all know the laws and the Constitution….they just ignore them.

    8. bassplayerguy on

      What’s this “Congress” of which she speaks? It doesn’t appear to be functional anymore.

    10. worldscollice on

      It’s just a matter of time until the entire Trump administration is tried for war crimes.

    12. -hottiegw on

      This is why people are confused: Wiles made it sound like „of it’s land, it’s war and we need Congress,“ yet the U.S. just launched major strikes that arguably cross that line. Now critics are pointing out the inconsistency and calling for accountability.

    14. lmnanopy on

      Dolores Umbridge lowkey giving us a warning that something illegal is gonna go down.

    15. WealthiWanderer on

      Agree with that perspective. Decisions this serious should involve congress so responsibility is shared, not rushed.

    17. vlatheimpaler on

      I’m sure she came around to their way of thinking on this over time, as she did with every other thing she claimed to disagree with them about.

    18. DistractedPhoenix on

      Here comes the part where they say this wasn’t a military action somehow

    20. WardenEdgewise on

      In the United States of America, yes. That would have been correct. That *was* correct. The United States of America, or the constitution and laws that made the USA a legitimate country, don’t exist in their entirety any more. It is now “the former” United States of America.

    23. mishma2005 on

      So what? Have you tried telling a grouchy toddler late for their nap “no”?

    24. TwinkleSmooch on

      susie wiles literally told vanity fair that land strikes in venezuela need congress approval trump just ignored that and bombed anyway, lmao.

    30. Certain_Bit3809 on

      I mean, she happens to right but she is also an idiot, bad person, and has no relevant knowledge or authority. It’s like finding some random drunk hobo in an alleyway that also agrees. They’d be right too. Lots of people know this. It’s not complicated.

    31. urbanlife78 on

      Apparently it doesn’t because Trump just did it without any approval and will face no consequences

    33. pcipnj on

      Oh, okay. Cool. I’m sure Congress will prevent this from happening in other countries.

    35. Temporary-Row-2992 on

      They were probably only escorting US marshals who made an arrest. Just a guess

    42. BrilliantForeign8899 on

      She’s just covering her ass with a written record in the highly unlikely event of consequences years down the road. She knows exactly who she made the public elect.

    45. 128-NotePolyVA on

      George HW Bush did not have congressional approval for Panama. His administration used the same pretext of drug trafficking to remove Noriega.

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