House Democrats emerged from a classified briefing Wednesday deeply skeptical of President Trump’s decision to order the killing of a top Iranian leader and are unconvinced that he posed an “imminent” threat to any United States forces
House Democrats emerged from a classified briefing Wednesday deeply skeptical of President Donald Trump’s decision to order the killing of a top Iranian leader and are unconvinced that he posed an “imminent” threat to any United States forces.
“I didn’t hear anything in the briefing that there was a lawful basis for the attack and that the threat was imminent,” added Rep. David Cicilline , who supports defunding any military action against Iran unless Congress first approves it. “The absence of approval from Congress and consultation with Congress resulted in, I think, a very reckless decision that undermines American national security interests and the security of our country.
One of those questions came from House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith as he demanded to know the legal rationale for the strike. “The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State are sitting right next to each other, and they both lay out the three points of their Iran policy, and they don’t even all line up,” Rep. Seth Moulton said, visibly fuming as he exited the briefing. “So this administration has no strategy to deal with Iran.
Progressives are also pushing a measure from Rep. Ro Khanna to block funding for offensive military operations against Iran without congressional approval, as well as a resolution from Rep. Barbara Lee to repeal a 2002 war authorization passed ahead of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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