US Sen. Tim Kaine chides the Trump administration for not notifying Congress before its attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities early this morning.
Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, says the act violated the US Constitution.
“The United States should not be in an offensive war against Iran without a vote of Congress,” Kaine says. “The Constitution is completely clear on it. And I am so disappointed that the president has acted so prematurely.”
Kaine says he will force a floor vote in the Senate this week on a resolution that would require a vote ahead of military action against Iran.
“This is the US jumping into a war of choice at Donald Trump’s urging, without any compelling national security interests for the United States to act in this way, particularly without a debate and vote in Congress,” he adds.
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