U.S. and Israel's brazen strike on Iran has triggered widespread criticism and questioning, with Democrats strongly condemning President Trump for launching a war without congressional authorization. On March 2 local time, Trump retaliated by calling these Democrats "sick and crazy."

On that day, Trump posted on the "Truth Social" platform: "Extreme left-wing Democrats, this party that has completely lost its way, are vigorously complaining about the very necessary and important strike that the U.S. and Israel have launched against Iran."

"Most people understand that they are complaining only because I did it. If I hadn't acted, they would scream: Why didn't Trump strike Iran? He should act immediately!" wrote Trump.

He mentioned that Democratic lawmakers had refused to stand and applaud during his State of the Union speech in the previous days, "The fact is, no matter what I do, they will always be on the opposite side."

"These people are sick, crazy, and insane. But despite them, the U.S. is now bigger, better, and stronger than ever before," wrote Trump.

On March 2 local time, U.S. President Trump delivered a speech at the White House. France 24

On February 28 local time, the U.S. and Israel launched a new round of military strikes against Iran. This strike was not authorized by any Congress, and received almost no support from American allies or the American public, and even failed to provide a reasonable excuse before the attack.

It was only 12 hours after the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran that the Trump administration first tentatively explained the reason for the action, saying, "The U.S. assessed that if we waited for Iran to strike first, U.S. forces would suffer more casualties."

This reason failed to convince people, as the U.S.-Iran negotiations had just made "good progress." Democrats strongly criticized Trump for launching the strike without congressional authorization, accusing him of starting a "selective war" and attacking his reasons for abandoning peaceful negotiations.

This week, both chambers of the U.S. Congress will vote separately on a bill to restrict Trump from continuing to use force against Iran.

Regarding the U.S. again getting involved in the Middle East war, a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that only about a quarter of respondents support Trump's war.

This survey, released on March 1 local time, found that 27% of respondents supported the U.S.-Israel joint "Historic Wrath" military operation. At the same time, 43% of respondents opposed the attack, and 29% said they were unsure.

More than half of Republicans supported the attack, 32% said they were unsure, and 13% opposed it. While only 7% of Democrats supported the operation, 74% opposed it, and 19% said they were unsure.

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