The U.S. Senate today blocked a resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump's war powers against Iran, which sparked a major conflict in the Middle East.
With a vote of 53-47, the upper chamber, controlled by Republicans, rejected the resolution that sought to prevent Trump from ordering more military attacks against Iran without congressional approval.
In speeches before the vote, Democrats harshly criticized the military attacks against Iran, while most Republicans defended the president.
Experienced Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, a co-sponsor of the measure, said that "the administration and its shifting set of justifications, even classified ones, has failed to provide any evidence, none, that the United States was under an imminent threat of attack from Iran".
"We shouldn't be betting the lives of Americans with incomplete plans, unclear objectives, and a completely uncertain future," said Democratic Senator Patty Murray, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Meanwhile, following a briefing held this Tuesday with senior officials, Democratic senators warned that the Republican president does not rule out sending ground troops to Iranian territory.
"I'm more afraid than ever," said Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.
"Haven't we learned anything from 25 years of war in the Middle East? And what have we achieved?" — reported by the Argentine News Agency (NA).
According to the agency, 14,000 American soldiers and contractors died in Iraq and Afghanistan... hundreds of thousands of civilians dead... More than 8 trillion dollars that could have been spent on healthcare, housing, or education in the U.S. were spent on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
