(Also POTUS is not authorized to declare any wars btw.)
While true, this effectively doesn't matter given the number of people we've bombed since our last declaration of war in 1942 [0].
[0] https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_a...
He has fired people over twitter [0] so I'm not sure the scope of one can do there is limited to "marketing/propaganda"
> (Also POTUS is not authorized to declare any wars btw.)
Other nations are not going to read the US law first before deciding if the declaration was or not real.
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/13/17113950/trump-state-depa...
All we have here is an announcement. Seriously doubt this was the "official" firing, hiring or promoting of anyone. The statement in the article isn't even from Tillerson, so we don't really know.
> Other nations are not going to read the US law first before deciding if the declaration was or not real
There's a lot more formality to declaring war, for any nation. Not to mention the lack of anything else to support such a statement, like an actual press conference or public statements, media attention or, you know, actual military movement which all capable nations track constantly.
"Dear Twitter Followers, It is with grave heart that I have to ask you to do the right thing for your country, go out and do something about - insert bogeyman of the hour here - and I will be sure to reward you greatly. The time has come to do your part. I personally promise to pardon anybody that ends up on the wrong side of what today still is the law. Let's take this country and make it even greater."
That's just a two minute sample, give me an hour or so and I'll come up with something much worse than that. These things are easier to start than to stop.
I mean, when is the last time we officially declared war? It has to have been decades ago.
> Iran has gone TOO FAR! As President I have ordered the use of nuclear weapons against key military targets. We begin bombing in five minutes.
Regardless of the plausibility of the message, it would be likely to trigger a panicked response from foreign militaries. It's not at all implausible that it'd start a war.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_begin_bombing_in_five_minut...
