All posts tagged: War Powers Resolution

10 key questions Congress must ask about the Iran war

10 key questions Congress must ask about the Iran war

(RNS) — The war with Iran has been going on for more than a week and it is unclear when it will end. Many, like myself, will continue to complain that the war should never have started, but it did, so now we ask: What is next? So far, Congress has played no role in this war — despite the fact that under the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the sole authority to declare war. Attempts to stop the war using the War Powers Resolution failed on a mostly party-line vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. But eventually, the Trump administration will have to come to Congress for money to pay for the war. In addition, it will need to ask for money to replace the weapons and other resources burned up in the war. The military’s supply of missiles and drones has been severely depleted. These weapons are needed by Ukraine to defend itself against Russia and in Asia to deter China’s threats against Taiwan. Even those opposed to the war …