The targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani by the U.S. is likely to dominate the political debate Friday on Capitol Hill and elsewhere over whether the action amounted to an act of war and if President Trump had the authority to undertake it without congressional approval. It is unclear whether the administration notified any congressional leaders ahead of the strike. Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, the Senate minority leader, did not receive advance notice, according to an aide. “When I voted against the war in Iraq in 2002, I feared it would lead to greater destabilization of the country and the region. Today, 17 years later, that fear has unfortunately turned out to be true,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2020 14:14 UTC