<![CDATA[Late yesterday, in a post about the Barack Obama-Libya precedent, I included a short clip of Marco Rubio's rebuke to Congress on claims that Donald Trump "illegally" attacked Iran. However, the Secretary of State's remarks also included – indeed, largely focused on – a robust explanation for the necessity of Operation Epic Fury, In less than twelve minutes, Rubio laid out the most acute reasons for action at the moment, while setting aside the more substantial explanation that the Iranian regime has conducted a war against the United States since 1979.]]>