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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:55 AM 12 hrs ago

How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some explaining to do when he arrived on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing with lawmakers in early March.

Members of Congress wanted to know why, two days earlier on Feb. 28, the United States and Israel had attacked Iran and killed its supreme leader — without notifying them first. After the briefing, Rubio told reporters the U.S. preemptively struck Iran to get ahead of an Israeli attack. A day later, he tried to clarify his remarks.

"The bottom line is this: The president determined we were not going to get hit first," Rubio said. "It's that simple, guys."

For members of Congress, the moment underscored how marginal a role Congress has been able to play in a war that, two weeks in, has spread into more than a dozen neighboring countries, led to the deaths of at least 13 American service members and cost billions of dollars.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/congress-became-afterthought-war-iran-100000195.html

Sounds like more justification for impeachment especially considering how bad things are going in the middle east.

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How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago OP
Marco - you've got some explaining to do lapfog_1 12 hrs ago #1
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