Trump skirts Congress over Iran war as Republicans simply step aside
Senate blocks war powers measure and House follows suit – now president can bomb Iran free from congressional interference Before US troops invaded Iraq, George W Bush asked Congress to pass a resolution authorizing military force against Washington’s longtime nemesis, a request that lawmakers obliged. Twenty four years later, the United States is at war with a different Middle Eastern rival – Iran – under a different Republican president – Donald Trump . But this time, the president did not bother to seek permission from the Senate and House of Representatives before joining Israel in launching the air and naval campaign.
