BREAKING: Senate approves bipartisan measure limiting President Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, confers with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., during a series of votes on the war powers resolution which asserts that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020.
Kaine and other supporters said the resolution was not about Trump or even the presidency, but instead was an important reassertion of congressional power to declare war. “When we stand up for the rule of law — in a world that hungers for more rule of law — and say ‘this decision is fundamental, and we have rules that we are going to follow so we can make a good decision,’ that’s a message of strength,″ Kaine said.
The principle of congressional approval is established for an important reason, Kaine said. “If we’re to order our young men and women ... to risk their lives in war, it should be on the basis of careful deliberation by the people’s elected legislature and not on the say-so of any one person.″ Tehran responded to the U.S. attack on Soleimani by launching missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house American troops. The attack caused traumatic brain injuries in at least 64 U.S. soldiers, the Pentagon said..
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