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.
Because what you quoted is an opinion based on an action not being taken. Also the vote was already called for but has not yet taken place. Where as there was an action of subterfuge stated here “Multiple sources have told her that “a top Democratic HFAC staffer … deliberately inflated projections of opposition to the bipartisan measure – warning of 20 to 40 Democratic defections” in a bid to indicate the resolution would fail overwhelmingly.”
Neither Jefferies or Schumer are HFAC staff members. Those members are designated regions of the world. One “Top” member presides over the Middle East and North Africa.
I thought it was Sheila but I need to correct that, she apparently stepped down in November after an indictment, it is now held by Brad Sherman, a Representative in California.