Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Op-ed / Commentary
The Clock is Ticking...What Comes Next?
By: Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / Right Side Patriots
This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google
Likewise, the Iranian regime’s ability to rearm, resupply and finance their proxy armies has also been severely damaged, but not completely eliminated, and the regime’s hold over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran relies on for shipping oil...their primary source of income...has slipped away and is now all but controlled by the U.S. and a naval blockade.
But this war is not over unless and until whatever remains of the Iranian regime has been driven out of power, driven out of Iran, and/or permanently eliminated, for to do otherwise means the threat to Israel, the Middle East, Europe, and indeed to the United States, still exists.
However, here is the problem – the “War Powers Resolution.”
By the letter of the “Resolution” not the law, the resolution stipulates that a U.S. president can undertake military action for a period of 60 days after having informed Congress of the action within 48 hours of the beginning of said action. And while it forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, it does allow for a further 30-day withdrawal period without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF), or a “Declaration of War” by the United States.
The “War Powers Resolution” was adopted in 1973. This “resolution” was in the form of a United States congressional joint resolution and therefore carries the full weight of law, in this case, 50 U.S.C. ch. 33. But there is now a major debate surrounding it, with the question being, “is it Constitutional?” And while every president since its enactment has argued that it violates the “separation of powers” clause by infringing upon their role as “Commander-in-Chief,” to date the United States Supreme Court has never taken up the constitutionality of the “War Powers Resolution,” so the question remains unanswered. That however, is not the only question, as the second question involves the actual 60-90 day time frame.
At best, that timeline itself is arbitrary, at worst it is insane, and may well be unconstitutional in and of itself. Under such a stipulation all that an advisory would need to do is hunker down and hold on for 60-90 days unless Congress declares war, something Congress has not done since World War II.
So with that said, let’s get back to the current situation regarding Iran. President Trump launched military action against Iran on February 28, 2026. The 60-day clock started ticking down when he informed Congress on March 2, 2026. That means the 60-day window starts closing on May 2, 2026, and slams shut 30-days later, on June 1, 2026…that is unless Congress authorizes further action, which at this point in time seems highly unlikely.
So here lets look at three possible options.
Option One: If President Trump were to simply ignore the latest proposed “War Powers Resolution,” Congress would then be forced into a debate over whether to rein in Trump's what they deem to be an “unchecked use” of military force, which could then see our country being thrown into a Constitutional crisis, but only if Congress were to pass the latest Democrat attempt at a “War Powers Resolution.” But that's a mute point, for on Wednesday, April 15th, the Senate rejected the Democrats latest efforts at a “resolution” to force Trump to end U.S. military involvement in Iran, and the following day so too did the House. This latest failed “War Powers Resolution” basically negates what the Democrats hoped would be the curbing of Trump’s authority to continue the war without Congressional approval. So, logic then dictates that if there is no acting “resolution” in place, there is no need for Trump to ignore what does not exist.
Option Two: As for Trump needing Congressional approval to continue the war with Iran, there could be a way to override that as well. How so? While the original 1973 “War Powers Resolution” was designed to prevent prolonged military engagement without Congressional approval, presidents of both parties have questioned its actual Constitutionality. Why so...because Congress has never successfully compelled let alone initiated a withdrawal under its provisions with or without a time frame withdrawal in place. In other words, just because a “resolution” is in place does not mean it meets the letter of the law...which leads directly into Trump's third option.
Option Three: This option is probably unlikely due to the time element involved, but it would help settle both the “resolution's” legality and time frame issues. Simply, if Trump were to ask the SCOTUS to fast track his case for continuing the war with Iran without Congressional approval by presenting, as fact, that past presidents have increasingly relied on “executive authority” to conduct “military operations...“war” with but a different name and a vastly longer time frame then the current 60 to 90 days war with Iran... and that they did so without a needed formal Congressional “Declarations of War” with Trump then citing Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and our 20-year long “undeclared war” with Afghanistan...maybe then this game of word semantics the Democrats are playing would come to an end, and we could finish the job Trump intended to do.
And if none of the options we presented come to fruition, after all the Democrats do not want us to win nor do they want the Iranian people to be free...if they were illegals it would be a completely different story...then we say let our bombs fall over Iran until the second the time frame runs out, and then let Israel finish the job that we all know needs to be done.
Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / All rights reserved.
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Op-ed:
New Alliances vs. Reality
By: Diane Sori /
The Patriot Factor
This op-ed is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google \
And while some of Iran's
neighboring Arab nations...nations once no friend to Israel and
barely a friend to the U.S...are now starting to align with our and
Israel's side after having experienced first hand Iran's misplaced
fury...a fury consisting of Iran and/or one of its proxy armies,
lobbing missiles and drones into civilian and industrial areas of
their countries. And if this alone did not wake up their people to
the reality we and they currently face, then they should at least
consider the fact that their countries leaders are tired of Iran's
continuing threats voiced against them by the radical regime in
Tehran, which itself actually does add credence to why this new and
growing in number alliance mix is starting to take hold...Read entire article here.
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"According to the bill text, Roy would amend existing immigration law to prohibit the admission and naturalization of any alien who is or was a member of, affiliated with, or advocates or advocated for a Chinese communist party, communist party, socialist party, Islamic fundamentalist party, or any other totalitarian party (or subdivision or affiliate thereof), domestic or foreign.
The legislation would also apply to any alien who is or was affiliated with, or who advocates or advocated for, any organization that advocates socialism, communism, Chinese communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism.
Monday, April 20, 2026
Op-ed:
New Alliances vs. Reality
By: Diane Sori /
The Patriot Factor
This op-ed is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google
It used to be easy during times of both war and peace to delineate between one's friends and one's enemies, but it does not seem to be that way anymore, at least not in regards to our and Israel's current war with Iran. Sadly, our friends, allies, and enemies are not only subject to change, but actually in some instances have indeed changed.
Gone are the days like when in World War II America's closest allies included not only the United Kingdom, but both the Soviet Union (now Russia) and China as well, and yet today Russia and China are our enemies so to speak, as is Iran thanks to the Islamic Revolution of 1979. And Iran, the very country who before the war we now find ourselves in, was under the Shah's rule a very pro-western and pro-American country. Also during said war, Germany, Italy, and Japan were our enemies, yet now they are some of our closest allies.
Odd how alliances do change in what seems to be on whim, yet some stand strong with America no matter the issues at hand, One case in point is the Jewish State of Israel, the only democracy and true friend to the United States in the entirety of the Middle East region. And we now together with Israel's “Operation Roaring Lion,” and our own“Operation Epic Fury,” hope that Iran, for their own good, at least on some level is finally starting to understand who are the real bosses in the region right now.
And while some of Iran's neighboring Arab nations...nations once no friend to Israel and barely a friend to the U.S...are now starting to align with our and Israel's side after having experienced first hand Iran's misplaced fury...a fury consisting of Iran and/or one of its proxy armies, lobbing missiles and drones into civilian and industrial areas of their countries. And if this alone did not wake up their people to the reality we and they currently face, then they should at least consider the fact that their countries leaders are tired of Iran's continuing threats voiced against them by the radical regime in Tehran, which itself actually does add credence to why this new and growing in number alliance mix is starting to take hold.
In fact, this new Middle East alliance is being forged not just with the U.S. but with Israel as well. For example, Saudi Arabia is now not just forging a defense pact with Pakistan and the UAE...one of the original signers of the “Abraham Accords”...but is also forging a defense partnership with India as well...the same India that now has open ties with Israel...the very same Israel that the Saudi government now sees as having a potential shift towards formal relations and normalized ties with the Middle East.
Simply, a quantum shift in Middle East alliances is indeed unequivocally now forming...alliances that are not solely dependent on the U.S. to police the goings on and happenings in the region, but are alliances that are unified together to willingly help keep Iran in check after the war does come to an end...alliances that will help assure the betterment of the region long after we are finally militarily gone, but still with a much deserved modicum of so-called “skin in the game.”
And this latest alliance turn of events...if it does lastingly hold...indeed bodes well for the Iranian “freedom fighters” even while their true freedom has not yet been achieved. Why so...because they know that the governmental chaos they are now bearing witness to not only comes courtesy of Israel and the U.S., but that Israel itself has been highly successful in “taking out” the regime's islamist leaders one by one...something not unlike the proverbial falling of a carelessly stacked deck of playing cards.
And when you couple that with the fact that some of Iran's more modernized Arab neighbors are themselves now starting to understand that it is way past time to not only put the old rivalries, hatred of Israel and Jews, and past conflicts aside, but that the long hoped for diplomatic shifts the region itself is now seeing, truly does reflect what appears to be a strong desire for normalization agreements, stability, economic cooperation, and strategic alignment not just with key world powers, but will help in gaining both regional and economic stability. Simply, to basically reset, in full, the overall region's economic foundation if you will...and that said reset would actually become the jump off point upon which freedom itself can finally be garnered.
And these Arab nations know well that when freedom is coupled with economic stability that not only will the country of Iran gain entry into the 21st century world, but so too will the people of Iran...something unfairly denied them for the past 47 long and arduous years.
So while all this is truly something to hope for...something that if it does become tomorrow's reality we still will find others, like our aforementioned former World War II allies now enemies like China and Russia, continuing to work against peace as they vie for influence in the Middle East as well as in our own western hemisphere. And with that being the case, we find some now questioning these new emerging Middle East alliances as they juggle the options between peace and war...questioning not only how said stabilization would logistically occur, but how said alliances would actually effect what are the current geopolitical alliances...whether it be for better or for worse.
And with that said, case now closed.
Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.
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