Demand your representatives clarify whether Congress authorized these strikes under War Powers Act, and track whether ongoing peace negotiations were genuine or theatrical—request State Department documentation of negotiation timeline versus strike authorization timeline.
This event scores high on constitutional damage (A=45) due to separation of powers concerns around unilateral military action without clear congressional authorization, and potential War Powers Act violations. However, it scores even higher as distraction (B=78) given extraordinary timing: dropped within 48 hours of Bolton's guilty plea, federal court striking down voting EO, and Supreme Court blocking voter data collection. The apocalyptic rhetoric ('Iran will no longer exist') maximizes media oxygen while redirecting from multiple domestic accountability moments. Classic wag-the-dog pattern with high intentionality markers.