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Tim Kaine "As I have warned for years, Trump’s decision to tear up a diplomatic deal that was working and resume escalating aggressions with Iran has brought us to the brink of another war in the Middle East. 1/
Kaine, cont'd: Qassim Suleimani was a despicable killer, but this drastic escalation of hostilities...without congressional authorization will increase the threat to American troops, diplomats, & families in the region. 2/
Kaine, cont'd: "Trump's ‘maximum pressure’ campaign has made the region less stable, divided us from key allies, and is driving our adversaries together. Congress must act to stop President Trump from entangling America in yet another unnecessary war in the Middle East.” 3/3
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Laura Rozen
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the impulsiveness of the Trump action and sense of Trump’s erraticness in national security policy in ways that could endanger US lives without a whole lot of thought of what’s next or any Congressional consultation (besides Lindsey Graham who showed up at Mar a Lago)...
...think it could end up politically benefitting the Democratic field, particularly Biden and Sanders, who exercise judgement and impulse control, the opposite of this Trump lurching and erraticness, and have coherent worldviews they are able to explain.
Sharp Trump escalation v Iran in Iraq over past couple weeks of his extended & continuing Palm Beach vacation seems overly influenced by whomever he is dining and golfing with at Mar a Lago and he has barely emerged to explain it save few words to press pool at his NYE party
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Laura Rozen
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Rep. Seth Moulton (D Mass.): Qasem Soleimani was an enemy of the United States with American blood on his hands. But the question we've grappled with for years in Iraq was how to kill more terrorists than we create. That’s an open question tonight as we await Iran’s reaction 1/
Moulton, contd: to Donald Trump’s escalation, which could ignite a regional war, with still no strategy from the Administration. Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign and shredding of the Iran Nuclear Deal has so far succeeded in increasing Iranian attacks on the US and our allies
Moulton, contd: led Iran to restart its nuclear program, & further empowered hardliners in the Iranian government—on every count, the precise opposite of what we need & what the Admin itself says it is trying to achieve..Admin needs to explain what strategy is & what happens next
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Sen. Tom Udall (D, NM) Pres. Trump is bringing our nation to the brink of an illegal war with Iran without any congressional approval... Such a reckless escalation of hostilities is likely a violation of Congress’ war making authority – as well as basing agreement with Iraq. 1/
Udall, cont’d: putting U.S. forces and citizens in danger and very possibly sinking us into another disastrous war in the Middle East that the American people are not asking for and do not support. Congress must step in immediately to reclaim its Constitutional war powers. 2/
Udall, cont’d: “I urge members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to show courage on this issue, and I urge the Trump administration to change course and pursue diplomacy before we are entangled in yet another war in the Middle East with no end in sight.” 3/3
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