“Undertaking a war of choice in the Middle East, without a full understanding of all the attendant risks to our servicemembers and to escalation, is reckless,” the legislators wrote.
Democratic leaders of the U.S. House announced on Thursday that they will force a vote within the week on a resolution aimed at blocking any military action against Iran without congressional approval.
“This legislation would require the president to come to Congress to make the case for using military force against Iran,” the lawmakers said in a statement. “The Iranian regime is brutal and destabilizing, seen most recently in the killing of thousands of protestors.”
“However, undertaking a war of choice in the Middle East, without a full understanding of all the attendant risks to our servicemembers and to escalation, is reckless,” they added. “We maintain that any such action would be unconstitutional without consultation with and authorization from Congress.”
