Senator Tom Cotton just delivered the constitutional education that whining Democrats desperately needed after their latest bout of selective outrage over Operation Epic Fury, the successful joint U.S.-Israel mission that decimated Iran's terror regime and eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
While Democrats flood CNN's airwaves with crocodile tears about "illegal military actions," Cotton reminded these constitutional amnesiacs of a little thing called American history. For over 200 years, U.S. presidents have authorized military operations without running to Congress first - and guess what? Many of those were under DEMOCRAT presidents.
"These same Democrats had no problem when Obama launched strikes in Libya, Syria, and across the Middle East without congressional approval," Cotton fired back at the hypocrites. "They were silent when Clinton bombed Yugoslavia for 78 straight days. But now that we've actually achieved something meaningful - destroying Iran's terror apparatus - suddenly they're constitutional scholars."
The Arkansas senator's history lesson couldn't have come at a better time. Operation Epic Fury represents exactly the kind of decisive action Americans voted for when they put Trump back in the White House. While Biden spent four years letting Iran run wild, funding terror proxies and threatening our allies, President Trump and our Israeli partners just delivered the knockout blow this murderous regime had coming.
"Two hundred years of precedent supports the President's authority to protect American interests and our allies from imminent threats. These Democrats know this - they just can't stand that we're winning again."
Cotton's takedown exposes the Democrats' real problem: they're not upset about congressional authority - they're upset that America is back to WINNING. They spent years appeasing Iran, sending them pallets of cash, and watching our enemies grow stronger. Now that adults are back in charge, suddenly they care about process?
Patriots across America see right through this charade. The same party that weaponized federal agencies against political opponents now wants to lecture us about proper procedures? The same Democrats who cheered Obama's drone program are crying about taking out the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism?
Tom Cotton just reminded everyone why we sent Republicans back to Washington - to cut through the BS and deliver results for America. How long will Democrats keep embarrassing themselves with this transparent hypocrisy?