Congress has divided along party lines over Trump’s Iran policy since he entered office on a promise to curtail the Obama-era nuclear deal with Tehran. ADAD“The only silver lining to me would be if we would actually leave Iraq because of all this,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Monday, adding that he was still reviewing the Democrats’ war powers resolution. He noted, though, that one would have to be “brain dead” to think that killing Soleimani would improve the U.S. bargaining position with Iran. Last year, he and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) co-sponsored a measure requiring the administration to seek congressional authorization before engaging in hostilities with Iran. It would take 50 votes to pass Kaine’s resolution or the equivalent from the House, where the Democratic majority is expected to vote to restrict Trump’s military engagement with Iran.

Source: Washington Post January 07, 2020 01:41 UTC