๐จ BOMBS AWAY: OBAMA VS TRUMP - SAME WAR POWERS, DIFFERENT TARGETS
In 2016, Obama dropped 26,172 bombs across 7 nations - all without Congressional approval. Thatโs 3 bombs every hour, 24/7, for an entire year.
๐ฃ Syria โ 12,192
๐ฃ Iraq โ 12,095
๐ฃ Libya โ 496
๐ฃ Yemen โ 35
๐ฃ Somalia โ 14
๐ฃ Pakistan โ 3
๐ฃ Afghanistan โ 1,337
The strikes were justified under stretched post-9/11 authorizations, but Congress never voted on those campaigns.
Fast-forward to 2025:
Trump launches 36 bombs on Iranโs nuclear sites, bypassing Congress again - this time triggering international alarm and new questions about presidential war powers.
Same loophole.
Different decade
Source: @AlecLace, Reuters, AP
