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

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 it was me who 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 previous State of the Union speech, "The fact is, no matter what I do, they will always be on the opposite side."

"These people are pathological, crazy, and insane. But despite them, the United States is still becoming 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 on 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 tentatively explained the reason for its action, saying: "The U.S. assessed that if it waited for Iran to strike first, the U.S. military would suffer more casualties."

Since the U.S.-Iran negotiations had just made "good progress," this reason failed to convince people. 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 the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will vote separately on a bill to limit Trump's continued use of force against Iran.

Regarding the U.S. again getting involved in the Middle East war, a Reuters/Ipsos survey shows that only about a quarter of respondents supported Trump's launch of this war.

This survey, released on March 1 local time, found that 27% of respondents supported the U.S. and Israel's joint "Epic Fury" military operation. At the same time, 43% of respondents opposed this attack, and 29% were unsure.

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

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