Reps. Ilhan Omar
Ilhan OmarTrump lashes out at 'squad': 'They hate Jewish people' Key moments in the 2020 Democratic presidential race so far 10 controversies that rocked the Trump White House in 2019 MORE (D-Minn.) and Barbara Lee
Barbara Jean LeeRep. Barbara Lee married in New Year's Eve ceremony Global health is the last bastion of bipartisan foreign policy Joe Kennedy mentions kids in impeachment address MORE (D-Calif.) said in a press release Sunday that they would introduce a resolution to invoke the War Powers Act to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities with Iranian-backed forces in the Middle East.
The resolution released by the two lawmakers would explicitly tie any military action against Iran to a congressional vote, though the U.S. would not be prevented from responding to an Iranian attack.
"We in Congress must exercise our Constitutional duty—and do everything in our power to stop another disastrous war," Omar said in a statement. "Following the assassination [of Gen. Qassem Soleimani
,] thousands of additional troops were sent to the Middle East in one of the largest rapid deployments seen in decades. This follows years of saber-rattling and threats of war against Iran by President Trump
Donald John TrumpBiden rips Trump tweets on Iran: 'Incredibly dangerous and irresponsible' Swalwell pens op-ed comparing Trump impeachment to XYZ Affair Rockets fired near Green Zone after day of mourning for Soleimani MORE and his accomplices."
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"It’s past time for Congress to reassert our Constitutional authority and return to diplomacy with Iran and our allies," added Lee, the sole member of Congress to vote against war in Afghanistan in 2001.
The U.S. and Iran have been at the brink of military conflict following the death of Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force, in a U.S. airstrike outside the Baghdad airport just days ago. Soleimani was reportedly in the country for a meeting with Iraq's prime minister, who has since called for U.S. troops to withdraw from the country.
Progressives including Omar and Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders30 days from Iowa: It's anybody's ballgame Panel: Bernie Sanders unloads on Joe Biden with one month to go till Iowa Progressive group warns against focusing too much on impeachment MORE (I-Vt.) have characterized the killing of Soleimani, a high-ranking Iranian official, as an assassination in official statements, while other Democrats have refused to do so.
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