[E-rundbrief] Info 2071 - Sanders Warns Biden Attack on Syria

[Matthias Reichl]

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Bad Ischl, 27.2.2021

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Friday, February 26, 2021

by
Common Dreams

Sanders Warns Biden Attack on Syria Puts US on 'Path of Continuing the 
Forever War Instead of Ending It'

"Our Constitution is clear that it is Congress, not the president, who 
has the authority to declare war," the senator asserted.

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/02/26/bidens-reckless-syria-bombing-not-diplomacy-he-promised

by
Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives 
for a hearing on Capitol Hill examining wages at large profitable 
corporations February 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on February 26, 2021 expressed his serious 
concerns over the legality and consequences of U.S. airstrikes ordered 
by President Joe Biden against Iran-backed militants in eastern Syria.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday added his voice to a growing chorus of 
concern and condemnation after President Joe Biden ordered an attack 
Thursday on Iran-backed militants in eastern Syria without seeking 
congressional approval.

"For far too long administrations of both parties have interpreted 
their authorities in an extremely expansive way to continue military 
interventions across the Middle East region and elsewhere."
—Sen. Bernie Sanders

In a statement, Sanders (I-Vt.) said he was "very concerned" that the 
U.S. attack—which according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 
killed 22 Iraqi Hezbollah and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces 
fighters—"puts our country on the path of continuing the Forever War 
instead of ending it."

"This is the same path we've been on for almost two decades," said 
Sanders. "For far too long administrations of both parties have 
interpreted their authorities in an extremely expansive way to 
continue military interventions across the Middle East region and 
elsewhere. This must end."

Sanders noted that "in 2019 Congress passed the first War Powers 
Resolution in history to end U.S. participation in the war in Yemen," 
and that lawmakers passed another resolution last year to prevent 
former President Donald Trump "from starting a war with Iran."

"These were important and historic steps by Congress to reassert 
constitutional authority over the use of force, and we must continue 
to built on these efforts," Sanders said. "Our Constitution is clear 
that it is Congress, not the president, who has the authority to 
declare war."

Comment:

Medea Benjamin
@medeabenjamin
·
26. Feb. 2021

What right does Biden have to bomb Iranian-backed militias in Syria??? 
NONE. They are not threatening the US. There was no authorization by 
Congress. This is an illegal provocation that will make peace with 
Iran more and more difficult. STOP!!!


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