Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, top Democrat of the #Senate #Intelligence Cmte said #Trump rushed forward with what he described as “a war of choice” without first consulting with lawmakers or seeking a declaration of #war through #Congress. He said he hadn’t received any intelligence that “Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of pre-emptive strike against the United States of America,” & emphasized that the majority of Americans are against involvement in the wars in the #MiddleEast.
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Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Trump’s decision to strike against #Iran without congressional approval or seeking a declaration of #war in #Congress. Sen #TimKaine (D-VA), a member of the #Senate Armed Services Cmte, called the #US military campaign “an illegal war” on Fox News.
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/01/world/iran-attack-khamenei-trump/886aeeb3-372d-5c16-8c46-9953c4d73349?smid=url-share
Sen #TimKaine also echoed Sen #MarkWarner (D-VA), the top #Democrat of the #Senate #Intelligence Cmte, saying that “all of the intelligence” he has seen suggests that there was “no imminent threat” from #Iran. He said Iran was “a decade” away from building missiles that could reach the #US.
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#Republican lawmakers are defending Trump’s decision. Sen Dave McCormick (R-PA) said on Fox News that the #WarPowers Resolution of 1973 gives the president 60 days to commit armed forces to #military actions before having to seek congressional approval. Rep Pat Harrigan (R-NC) also said #Trump “followed the law,” echoing the same argument.
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But the #WarPowers Act gives presidents that limited power for a 60-day #military action ONLY in case of “a national emergency created by attack upon the United States,” a condition that #Democrats say was not met.
Rep #RoKhanna (D-CA), one of the lead sponsors of the War Powers Resolution to rein in #Trump on #Iran, told NBC News that he believes that a vote, expected in the #House this week, will be “very close.”
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"...ONLY in case of “a national emergency created by attack upon the United States”"
Not in the case of a hypothetical attack a decade in the future *after* #Iran has developed and tested an #ICMB that it is current *not* doing
Once again, one of #Trump's #Whisperers has sold this idiot on Yet Another #MAGA hallucination