[Salon] Congress MIA on war powers ahead of war w/ Iran



Aside from some open grumbling by members like Massie and Paul, Congress has been silent on the prospect of the US assisting Israel in striking Iran, a move that can happen at any moment. It doesn't help (conveniently) they are out of session until after the election. My latest for The American Conservative with this great comment from Bruce Fein:

“In 2007 while seeking the Democratic Party nomination as president, Biden shrieked on Chris Matthews’s Hardball that he would lead the charge for President Bush’s impeachment and removal from office if he attacked Iran without a prior declaration of war,” Fein told The American Conservative in an email.
“Biden, days ago, attacked Iranian missiles in collaboration with Israel with the Navy’s AEGIS ballistic missile defense, an act of war not authorized or declared by Congress. Under Biden’s own impeachment standards loudly trumpeted in 2007, Biden himself has committed an impeachable offense,” he added.

Full article here: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/congress-mia-on-possible-u-s-war-with-iran/

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Kelley


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