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lawmakers from both parties are pressing for a clearly defined strategy While the Pentagon is requesting an additional $200 billion to fund operations. Under the War Powers Act, the president may conduct military action for up to 60 days without congressional approval. “When you get into the 45-day mark, you need to either seek authorization for continued military force or present a clear exit strategy.
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With 13 US service members killed and the President claiming he will know the war is over when he “feels it in his bones,” pressure is mounting on the White House to outline its objectives before legal and financial support wanes. Senator Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told AP. Trump said Friday that he is considering “winding down” operations even as new goals are outlined. Not without boots on the ground,” Warner said. Those are the options the administration must consider,” he said.
Three weeks into a military campaign against Iran, US President Trump is facing growing scrutiny from Congress. Europe ‘Panics’ “The real question is: What are we ultimately trying to accomplish? “I generally support anything that takes out the mullahs. But there has to be a strategic articulation of our objectives. Congress, largely Republican-controlled, has so far avoided directly challenging Trump. Republican lawmakers have voted down several Democratic resolutions aimed at halting the campaign. “Regime change? Not likely. Eliminating enriched uranium? “Before taking on a war of choice, the president should make the goals clear to the American people. Tillis noted that the president’s latitude under the War Powers Act is limited. President Donald Trump and his administration have so far offered mixed messages and contradictory explanations on the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.