Chris Murphy (Senate Foreign Relations) on Biden's Syria strike:
“I have inherent trust in the national security decision making of President Biden, & I know how seriously he takes Congress's war making powers But Congress should hold this administration to the same standard
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“I have inherent trust in the national security decision making of President Biden, & I know how seriously he takes Congress's war making powers But Congress should hold this administration to the same standard
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"it did prior administrations, and require clear legal justifications for military action, especially inside theaters like Syria, where Congress has not explicitly authorized any American military action.”
WH saying Biden informed Congressional leaders/relevant committees
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WH saying Biden informed Congressional leaders/relevant committees
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in advance of the op. But since Biden ordered the strike “to defend U.S. personnel,” he didn’t need any additional authorization from Congress to act.
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Rep Ro Khanna (Armed Services) today: "Biden [is] the seventh consecutive US president to order strikes in the Middle East There is absolutely no justification for a president to authorize a military strike that is not in self-defense against an imminent threat
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"without congressional authorization. We need to extricate from the Middle East, not escalate.”
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