US Democratic Party: Trump "Significantly Increases" the Risk of US Involvement in a New Middle Eastern Conflict
After President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, the US Democratic Party condemned President Trump on the 22nd for "unilaterally" deciding to attack Iran without congressional authorization, accusing him of violating the Constitution. Influential Democratic Senator Dick Durbin criticized in a statement: "President Trump's decision to bomb Iran has put the United States on the brink of a larger-scale war in the Middle East, and all this was done without the approval of Congress as required by the Constitution."
A few lawmakers also insisted that the US intelligence community had not discovered an imminent threat from Iran, thus failing to justify Trump's unilateral decision.
Senate and House Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries said that Donald Trump "significantly increased" the risk of the US being drawn into a new Middle Eastern conflict.
Chuck Schumer accused: "No president should be allowed to unilaterally drag this country into such an important matter as war, which is unpredictable and lacks strategy."
Democratic lawmakers are deeply divided, with some calling for a congressional vote to limit the president's military power; others believe that the strike on Iran should lead to impeachment proceedings against the Republican leader. Among them, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young Democratic female representative from New York State, criticized Donald Trump for "recklessly risking a war that could trap us for generations to come."
On the other hand, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel, praised Trump's "wise decision."
The vast majority of Republican lawmakers supported the president's decision to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, joining Israel's offensive against Tehran on June 13th. Among those who opposed it, Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie said he was "shocked by the ambivalence of Washington neoconservatives ... who claim we are not at war ... so they can start a war."
Source: rfi
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