Sanders, Ro Khanna push to block funds for military force against Iran

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Source: axios



Orion Rummler 1 hour ago



Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on Friday to introduce legislation that "blocks Pentagon funding for any unilateral actions" taken by President Trump "to wage war against Iran without congressional authorization."

The big picture: Trump claimed on Friday that the U.S. airstrike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was not intended to start a war. Both Democrats and Republicans — such as Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) — have criticized Trump for not obtaining congressional approval for the strike.

Flashback: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said earlier on Friday that he considers the strike an "act of aggression against Iraq" that would "light the fuse of war."..........................

Read more: https://www.axios.com/soleimani-iran-bernie-sanders-ro-khanna-block-funds-military-force-e26f8753-9efe-4a7d-abd3-83e2f73cbc9b.html

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[gab13by13]

1. Thank you,

"Independent" Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna for being the voice of the Democratic party. We cannot allow Trump and his cronies to control this narrative or we will be at war with Iran.

Note; I really miss Al Franken at times like these. I do give Chuck Schumer and Speaker Pelosi credit for jumping on Trump for not notifying Congress but where are the other voices? Where are you Kirsten?