He stated and never has substantiated that the deaths of Iranian generals was due to an imminent threat. There is no use in including that language because Iran is never an imminent threat to the USA. Iran does not have the capacity to wage a war against the USA. Iran can be a threat to some extent to allies in the region, but, they all have their own national defenses for such IMMINENT THREAT. There is absolutely no reason for the USA to enter into any war posture with Iran, the idea Iran can actually cause the USA harm is a hideous political trick.
February 13, 2020
By Claudia Grisales
The Senate (click here) approved a bipartisan resolution to curb the president's war powers when it comes to Iran — a rare rebuke and effort to reassert Congress' authority,
The vote was 55-45 — with eight Republicans joining all Democrats to pass the measure. The tally fell far short of the two-thirds needed to override a presidential veto.
Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine led the charge on the resolution, which would ban the president from ordering any new offensive strikes against Iran. It would still allow the president to order strikes in cases of self-defense against an imminent attack.
Early on, the legislation garnered three Republican co-sponsors: Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah. And at least one other GOP member, Todd Young of Indiana, said he would support the measure, with other Republicans signaling they would vote yes as well.
"The resolution just says no war with Iran, unless you come and make that case to Congress. And if you make the case to Congress, in front of the American people, and we all have the discussion, ask the tough questions and conclude, sadly, it's in the national interest, that's one thing," Kaine told NPR. "But if we're not even willing to have that discussion, we shouldn't be forcing people to risk their lives."...
