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THIS IS WHY we need to end #Republican control of Congress:
YET ANOTHER attempt by #Democrats to curb the #WarPowersAct (that #OrangeHitler used to go to war with #Iran w/o Congressional approval) stymied YET AGAIN by Senate Republicans Wednesday:
Senate Gathers for Familiar Vote: War Powers in Iran Remain With Executive Branch
Senate Republicans voted 47-52 on Wednesday to reject a Democratic measure limiting President Trump's war powers in Iran, continuing a debate on executive authority.
#WarPowersAct, #IranConflict, #SenateVote, #ExecutivePower, #CongressionalOversight
https://newsletter.tf/senate-votes-against-limiting-presidents-war-powers-iran/
This is the fourth time this year the Senate has voted on limiting the President's war powers in Iran, with the latest vote failing by a margin of 5 votes.
#WarPowersAct, #IranConflict, #SenateVote, #ExecutivePower, #CongressionalOversight
https://newsletter.tf/senate-votes-against-limiting-presidents-war-powers-iran/
Trump's Iran Gambit: A Shifting Terrain
President Trump might leave the Iran war by December 2024. This affects US allies and regional stability. What happens next?
#TrumpIranWar, #USForeignPolicy, #MiddleEastPeace, #WarPowersAct, #December2024
President Trump is thinking about leaving the Iran war. This could change how the US works with other countries in the Middle East.
#TrumpIranWar, #USForeignPolicy, #MiddleEastPeace, #WarPowersAct, #December2024
https://newsletter.tf/trump-leaving-iran-war-december-2024/
Mass Protests Urged Following Failed War Powers Act Vote to Stop War in Iran
“The American people will remember who voted to continue an illegal, unnecessary war,” said one progressive advocate.
About a week before Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, attacking Iran alongside Israel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine warned that the lack of support from allies and depleted reserves of interceptors and Patriot missiles would make an attack on Iran risky.