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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who served two terms as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades as supreme leader, was killed Saturday as Israel and the U.S. launched a joint attack on Iran.
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Since many of my Democrat colleagues don’t seem to understand the War Powers Act, it’s very simple:
The President must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops or commencing an attack. The President must then withdraw troops within 60-90 days, unless Congress declares war.
In this instance, Congress was notified in advance and briefed before the strike on Iran. A full classified briefing will be forthcoming.
Now, Congress can pass a concurrent resolution ordering the troops be withdrawn at anytime, which is what Massie and Khanna are trying to do.
But under Article II and as Commander in Chief, the President has the authority to act. The notion that this strike is illegal or that the President needed Congress’ authority is wrong.
Furthermore, Biden and Obama conducted numerous strikes in numerous countries without Congress and none of the people screaming now, seemed to have any objections.
For historical context, Congress has not declared war since WWII.
Iranian state media is confirming the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following a barrage of joint US-Israeli strikes. Follow live updates: https://t.co/XLptWNJJKO
Very proud and thankful of all our US Troops in the region especially the patriots deployed as part of CENTCOM. God bless America and all allies for freedom
@madisongesiotto@KamalaHarris Or any policy or plan that doesn’t involve signing a bill. Anything close to actual specifics is just I’ll sign it if Congress does it 🙄