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		lostlogin 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident > There is a real difference between giving a democratic government the tools to kill people vs attempting to kill people yourself. If you don’t believe this then you don’t believe in democracy. Is this what we just saw with America attacking Iran?

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GMoromisato 10 days ago [–]

Yes. Whether you agree with it or not, the attack on Iran was legally ordered within the bounds of American law.

It may have been a stupid order, but it was not unconstitutional.

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