Bill Introduced To Block Trump’s Use Of US Troops To Fight Iran Without Congress Approval
A US senator has introduced a bill that would block President Donald Trump from using the American military in a conflict against Iran without explicit authorisation from Congress.
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, introduced the bill, which expresses concern about the escalating violence in the Middle East and its potential to pull the US into conflict.
“It is not in our national security interest to get into a war with Iran unless that war is absolutely necessary to defend the United States,” the Democratic senator said.
“I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict.”
“The American people have no interest in sending service members to fight another forever war in the Middle East. This resolution will ensure that if we decide to place our nation’s men and women in uniform into harm’s way, we will have a debate and vote on it in Congress.”
