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I most highly recommend reading this new article for deep understanding of serious concerns about #Soleimani strike.

The author: @Mpolymer—served in Trump administration until mid-2019, CIA Senior Intelligence Service

Several powerful points...
justsecurity.org/68094/how-to-t…
2. This alone is chilling coming from @Mpolymer:

"The U.S. and Iran are at the brink of open conflict and face years of asymmetric warfare because of the Soleimani killing."

- Marc Polymeropoulos, former CIA Senior Intelligence Service (retired June 2019)
3. Serious reasons to be concerned President Trump's (unquenchable) desire for chest thumping about Soleimani strike has endangered U.S. national security

"a secret strike would deny the president the ability to thump his chest"

- @Mpolymer former senior CIA (retired June 2019)
4. Consistent with #3 is this article👇by @MickMulroy, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East (retired December 2019), and Eric Oehlerich, former U.S. Navy Commander (SEAL) (retired 2019).

mei.edu/publications/k…
5. "I question whether a true 'deep dive' assessment was carried out by the analytic community...
The lack of such a deep dive assessment, and the true interagency coordination that would provide...appears reckless, impulsive, and, frankly, disturbing."

- Marc Polymeropoulos
6. Serious questions raised about necessity of Soleimani strike--in that it wouldn't make sense to kill him to stop imminent attacks.

These points by @Mpolymer👇
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If I'm reading this correctly👇, potentially a broad (and invalid) interpretation of the 2002 AUMF to apply to U.S. force against #Iran/Iran-backed groups.

@charlie_savage @ritasiemion @BenjaminEHaas @steve_vladeck @marty_lederman @MonicaHakimi @oonahathaway @timkaine
@charlie_savage @ritasiemion @BenjaminEHaas @steve_vladeck @marty_lederman @MonicaHakimi @oonahathaway @timkaine @joshgerstein @shaneharris 2. The OMB statement: This has "long been understood" as the interpretation.

Oh, really?

1. Understood by whom? Senior national security lawyers across all departments and agencies?

2. If "long" then ... why did the Trump administration not inform Congress of this when asked?
3. As a matter of law, @steve_vladeck and my recent analysis applies:

"Why the 2002 AUMF Does Not Apply to Iran
- There is no congressional statute authorizing military attacks on Iran"

justsecurity.org/67993/why-the-…
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Must read: @neal_katyal @jgeltzer @mickeyedwardsok op-ed (on Senate Rule giving Roberts power to subpoena witnesses).

As a perfect complement, just published by historian @AstorAaron:

"How Chief Justice Chase in Johnson Impeachment Decided on Witnesses"
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@neal_katyal @jgeltzer @mickeyedwardsok @AstorAaron 2. In case you haven't seen already, here's the op-ed (by Neal Katyal, Joshua Geltzer and Mickey Edwards):

nytimes.com/2020/01/27/opi…

Below is a screenshot of the Standing Senate Rule. As they say, takes 2/3 of the Senate to overrule it.
3. The essay by @AstorAaron grew out of this Twitter exchange with Aaron and @joshtpm and others (including @GeorgeConk):

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#BoltonBook draft leaks!

1. Confirms core #Impeachment allegation.

2. Bolton said he'd testify if subpoenaed (he presumably knows would be despite any WHouse objection).

3. Senate not calling him now is not about a fair trial, it's about whether there's a trial at all.
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Silencing dissent.

This is what totalitarian regimes do.

It's what perjurer Sessions' DOJ does, too./1

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Trump doesn't like being criticized.

No President does, but this man takes it to the next level:

This WH has demonized dissent./2
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