Top Capitol Hill Democrats, and a small number of Republicans, watched in alarm Saturday as the US launched a major assault on Iran, decrying Donald Trump’s call for the overthrow of another foreign government without their expressed approval.
Trump ordered the strikes on Tehran just days before the GOP-led House and Senate are each set to formally debate and vote on US military action in Iran. Democrats, along with at least three Republicans, say the president’s decision, with lawmakers scattered across the nation and not planning to return to Washington for days, raises serious questions about the legality of the attack.
“It’s a slap in the face of the United States Congress. The president has launched an illegal war when there is no imminent threat. He did not consult with Congress or allow for a debate in Congress, which even George W. Bush did,” Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California told CNN on Saturday morning.
So if I read that right it would possibly mean Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a representative from Florida may be the one being manipulated or doing the manipulation.
The darker side of the article seems to state several Democrats agree that attacking Iran would be a political catastrophe so if Trump did it, it may assist in regaining hold of either the Senate or the House so they would have the numbers to potentially stop future issues.
Dark Because the sacrifices that are brought to the table, but in truth… they aren’t the ones who put them on the table.
Basically, do we have the numbers to stop this? No. So should we allow it to fail spectacularly to use it to our advantage? Maybe.
Every life lost was chosen by the White Houses actions, it’s crazy that representatives have to even debate how us peasants may or may not benefit by their deaths.
Im not sure where you are jumping to that. It’s not like we need to bury the lede here:
Sr. Democrats avoided/ the vote because it’s a military action Israel want the US to do. Schumer and Jefferies are practically foreign agents operating on behalf of Israel at this point. Schumer has explicitly said he works on behalf of Israel.