Geee Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Townhall The House passed a non-binding War Powers resolution on Thursday to rebuke the president for his decision to take out Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. "We deserve the respect from the administration and that Congress deserves under the Constitution,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said from the House floor. “The Constitution of the United States calls that there be cooperation when initiating hostilities." After an American defense contractor was killed by an Iranian-backed militia and our embassy in Iraq was attacked on New Year's Eve, Trump retaliated by taking out the Iranian terrorist who had coordinated the strikes, had the blood of more than 600 Americans on his hands and who was actively plotting to kill many more. Following the successful U.S. strike against Qasem Soleimani, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suddenly waling about Congress' war powers and criticizing the president for failing to consult Congress before killing the known terrorist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 @Geee Last night I asked Google "number of conflicts America has been in?" I stopped counting at 93. Number of times Congress has Declared War? 5...well actually in WWII there was a separate declaration for each of the Axis nations, so that pushes the number up to 10. Just something to keep in mind when our Libertarian & isolationist friends start talking about how Trump should have asked permission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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