{"id":624,"date":"2025-06-16T22:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=624"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:05:22","slug":"democrat-moves-to-prevent-trump-from-striking-iran-without-congressional-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/democrat-moves-to-prevent-trump-from-striking-iran-without-congressional-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat moves to prevent Trump from striking Iran without congressional approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a resolution<\/a> Monday seeking to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a military conflict with Iran without congressional approval.<\/p>\n

The resolution reaffirms existing law, directing the president to end any use of the U.S. armed forces \u201cfor hostilities\u201d against Iran \u201cunless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force against Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

The resolution expresses concern about the potential for U.S. involvement in the escalating military crisis between Iran and Israel, but it specifies that the U.S. can still defend itself \u201cfrom imminent attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt 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,\u201d Kaine, who sits on the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe American people have no interest in sending servicemembers to fight another forever war in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis resolution will ensure that if we decide to place our nation\u2019s men and women in uniform into harm\u2019s way, we will have a debate and vote on it in Congress,\u201d the Democratic senator added.<\/p>\n

The resolution is privileged, so the Republican-controlled Senate cannot block it from consideration or a vote.<\/p>\n

The move comes on the fourth consecutive day of crossfire between Israel and Iran, after Israel launched a massive military operation<\/a> targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities late last week. Nearly two dozen of Iran\u2019s senior military commanders and top nuclear scientists have been confirmed dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President Trump has been peppered with questions since Israel launched its attack late Thursday, mostly regarding the threshold for U.S. military involvement in another Middle Eastern conflict.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration at first notably distanced itself from involvement in Israel\u2019s initial round of strikes, but the president told ABC News<\/a> on Sunday that \u201cit\u2019s possible\u201d the U.S. becomes involved in the current conflict between Iran and Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not involved in it. It\u2019s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,\u201d Trump told the outlet.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Trump sidestepped a questioned<\/a> about what it would take for the U.S. to get involved in the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about that,\u201d he told reporters on his first day of the Group of Seven summit in Alberta, alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a resolution Monday seeking to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a military conflict with Iran without congressional approval. The resolution reaffirms existing law,<\/p>\n

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