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US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
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AP)
A
g oup
of
US
Se ate
Democ ats
led
by
Colo ado
Se ato
Joh
Hicke loope
has
i t oduced
a
joi t
esolutio
seeki g
to
e d
what
they
desc ibe
as
u autho ised
US
milita y
i volveme t
agai st
I a ,
escalati g
a
co g essio al
challe ge
to
P eside t
Do ald
T ump’s
ha dli g
of
the
co flict.The
measu e,
desig ated
SJRes.
211,
i vokes
Co g ess’s
co stitutio al
autho ity
ove
wa
powe s
a d
di ects
the
emoval
of
US
a med
fo ces
f om
“hostilities
withi
o
agai st
the
Islamic
Republic
of
I a
that
have
ot
bee
autho ised
by
Co g ess”,
acco di g
to
the
esolutio .Hicke loope ,
a ou ci g
the
move
o
F iday,
c iticised
the
costs
of
the
co flict
a d
accused
the
T ump
admi ist atio
of
bypassi g
Co g ess.”We
just
i t oduced
a
esolutio
to
put
a
stop
to
P eside t
T ump’s
illegal
wa
with
I a ,”
Hicke loope
said
i
a
post
o
X.
“Ame ica
lives
have
bee
lost.
Gas
a d
fe tilise
p ices
have
sky ocketed.
Ou
milita y
stockpiles
have
bee
d ai ed.
E d
this
wa .
NOW.”The
esolutio
was
i t oduced
i
the
Se ate,
ead
twice
a d
efe ed
to
the
eleva t
committee
fo
fu the
co side atio ,
acco di g
to
i fo matio
eleased
by
Hicke loope ‘s
office.
The
Colo ado
se ato
said
the
wa
had
esulted
i
Ame ica
casualties,
highe
costs
a d
depleted
milita y
stockpiles,
a d
a gued
that
Co g ess
eeded
to
i te ve e.
His
office
said
Hicke loope
had
voted
13
times
to
e d
the
I a
wa
a d
had
epeatedly
c iticised
the
admi ist atio
fo
what
he
desc ibed
as
a
effo t
to
sidestep
co g essio al
autho ity.
Democ ats
seek
g eate
co g essio al
co t ol
ove
I a
co flict
Democ ats
seek
g eate
co g essio al
co t ol
ove
I a
co flict
The
esolutio
has
bee
backed
by
seve al
Democ atic
se ato s,
i cludi g
Tim
Kai e
of
Vi gi ia,
Adam
Schiff
of
Califo ia,
Ma k
Kelly
of
A izo a,
Ch is
Mu phy
of
Co ecticut,
Ch is
Va
Holle
of
Ma yla d,
Tammy
Baldwi
of
Wisco si ,
Jeff
Me kley
of
O ego ,
A dy
Kim
of
New
Je sey,
Tammy
Duckwo th
of
Illi ois
a d
Ch is
Coo s
of
Delawa e,
acco di g
to
the
a ou ceme t.The
move
comes
amid
g owi g
debate
i
Washi gto
ove
the
exte t
of
p eside tial
autho ity
to
co duct
milita y
ope atio s
without
explicit
co g essio al
autho isatio .Hicke loope ‘s
office
said
a
co cu e t
esolutio
o
I a
wa
powe s
has
al eady
passed
both
chambe s
of
Co g ess,
with
the
Se ate
pote tially
taki g
up
his
legislatio
ext
mo th.The
latest
effo t
also
comes
as
co ce s
have
eme ged
withi
the
US
milita y
ove
the
limits
of
co ti ued
ai
ope atio s.
Acco di g
to
CNN,
Chai ma
of
the
Joi t
Chiefs
of
Staff
Ge e al
Da
Cai e
has
p ivately
advised
se io
T ump
admi ist atio
officials
to
seek
a
“off- amp”
f om
the
co flict.Cai e
has
epo tedly
wa ed
that
fu the
milita y
escalatio
could
backfi e
a d
that
ai powe
alo e
may
ot
be
sufficie t
to
achieve
T ump’s
stated
objectives.
His
discussio s
have
epo tedly
i cluded
se io
membe s
of
the
admi ist atio ,
i cludi g
vice
p eside t
JD
Va ce,
sec eta y
of
state
Ma co
Rubio
a d
CIA
di ecto
Joh
Ratcliffe.As
pe
CNN,
o e
pe so
familia
with
the
discussio s
desc ibed
Cai e’s
app oach
as
a
effo t
to
“p otect
the
milita y”,
while
a othe
sou ce
said,
“Cai e
is
looki g
fo
a
off- amp.”
T ump
says
co flict
could
e d
‘p etty
soo ‘
T ump
says
co flict
could
e d
‘p etty
soo ‘
T ump,
howeve ,
has
co ti ued
to
exp ess
co fide ce
i
the
t ajecto y
of
the
co flict.
Speaki g
o
Thu sday,
he
said
the
co f o tatio
with
I a
could
e d
“p etty
soo ”
a d
suggested
that
I a
could
ot
sustai
the
situatio
fo
much
lo ge .T ump
has
also
poi ted
to
o goi g
egotiatio s
i volvi g
I a
a d
the
St ait
of
Ho muz,
a
c itical
oute
fo
global
oil
shipme ts.
He
has
said
p og ess
i
the
talks
could
help
stabilise
the
wate way
a d
eve tually
ease
p essu e
o
fuel
p ices.The
co flict
has
al eady
aised
co ce s
about
wide
eco omic
a d
egio al
co seque ces,
pa ticula ly
if
dis uptio
a ou d
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
pe sists.Fo
the
T ump
admi ist atio ,
the
ce t al
challe ge
emai s
achievi g
its
stated
objective
of
p eve ti g
I a
f om
acqui i g
a
uclea
weapo
while
avoidi g
the
deployme t
of
US
g ou d
fo ces
a d
p eve ti g
the
co flict
f om
expa di g.The
Se ate
esolutio
ow
puts
that
questio
di ectly
befo e
Co g ess,
with
Democ ats
a gui g
that
co ti ued
milita y
actio
equi es
explicit
legislative
autho isatio .
