Trump is on the cusp of dragging the U.S. into Netanyahu’s war against Iran, a move that would ignite catastrophic conflict and risk countless American and Iranian lives.
Bernie Sanders just introduced the No War Against Iran Act in the Senate, and Ro Khanna introduced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution in the House, to stop Trump in his tracks.
These critical bills would block any unauthorized military action by using Congress’s full constitutional authority to cut off funding for war with Iran – and we need huge, immediate pressure on Congress.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution makes it crystal clear that Congress has the SOLE authority to declare war.
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna are making sure that every ounce of that authority is brought to bear to stop a disastrous descent into yet another catastrophic Middle Eastern military adventure by prohibiting any funding for military operations in or against Iran without explicit Congressional authorization.
The stakes couldn’t be higher. Over two decades of American military entanglements have cost us more than $8 trillion, hundreds of thousands of lives, and immeasurable suffering across the Middle East. We cannot let it happen again.
Trump seems intent on repeating the deadly mistakes that sent the country to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war hawks in D.C. are pushing urgently to make U.S. involvement a foregone conclusion. It’s critical we speak up loudly, clearly, and immediately before the drums of war drag the country into yet another Middle East war.