The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a measure limiting Trump‘s ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.
“I want to understand … what’s your strategy?” she said, referring to the Trump administration. “How do you know you’re succeeding and not just escalating us into something more and more dangerous? We are owed concrete, specific details on strategy.”Donald Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ following missile strike
Congress has allowed its war powers role to erode since the passage of Authorization for Use of Military Force in 2001 to fight terrorism after the 9-11 attacks, and passage of another AUMF for the invasion of Iraq in 2002.U.S. Senator Lee calls Iran crisis briefing ‘The worst briefing I’ve seen’ Trump, facing one of the greatest tests of his presidency, said Wednesday that Iran appeared to be “standing down” and said the U.S. response would be to put in place new economic sanctions “until Iran changes its behaviour.”The strikes by Iran had pushed Tehran and Washington perilously close to all-out conflict and put the world’s attention on Trump as he weighed whether to respond with more military force.
Democrats were unconvinced that the threat posed by Soleimani was imminent or that other alternatives to the killing were pursued in good faith. By not disclosing many details of the threat, Trump was asking the American public to trust the very intelligence reports he has often disparaged, Democrats said.Some Republicans also criticized the briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top officials. Sen.
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