The article argues against escalating tensions with Iran, highlighting that Americans do not desire another Middle Eastern conflict despite concerns over Iran's nuclear capabilities. It emphasizes President Trump's recent military actions and suggests that they pose risks to American lives and interests. The author urges Congress to vote on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to limit presidential military authority, recalling past successes in curbing militarism. It underscores the framers' intent in the Constitution to prevent unilateral war declarations without legislative approval.
Americans do not want a war with Iran. The threat of a nuclear-armed Iran is real, but dragging the United States into another conflict in the Middle East is not the solution.
Congress needs to vote immediately on my bipartisan War Powers Resolution with Representative Thomas Massie to ensure that President Trump does not unilaterally escalate military action without congressional approval.
Situations such as this are exactly why our Constitution prohibits presidents from launching attacks without congressional authorization. The framers understood that once a war begins, public and political pressures often force escalation.
We have used this authority to rein in US militarism before... It aimed to end unauthorized US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which had senselessly taken hundreds of thousands of innocent Yemeni lives.
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