1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="39V4mEEovv"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/53659/trumps-explanation-administrations-military-force-due-today/">Trump’s Explanation for His Administration’s Use of Military Force Due Today</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/53659/trumps-explanation-administrations-military-force-due-today/embed/#?secret=39V4mEEovv" width="600" height="338" title="“Trump’s Explanation for His Administration’s Use of Military Force Due Today” — Just Security" data-secret="39V4mEEovv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GettyImages-891015060-e1520866889922.jpg?fit=3000%2C1065&ssl=130001065As I discuss in a piece over at Defense One, today is the deadline for the Trump administration to provide a detailed explanation to Congress on its legal and policy basis for using military force. As part of this major report the Trump administration must also explain and justify any departures from Obama-era legal interpretations or use […]