Biden sends War Powers notification to Congress following strikes in Iraq and Syria By Alex Miller - The Washington Times - Saturday, October 28, 2023
President Biden officially notified Congress of the targeted strikes that he ordered earlier this week and promised to “take further action” against further attacks on U.S. bases and troops in the region.
The president laid out his rationale in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, and Vice President Kamala Harris for ordering retaliatory airstrikes against militia groups in Iraq and Syria affiliated with Iran. Mr. Biden is constitutionally required to notify Congress of the use of military force under the War Powers Resolution.
Mr. Biden’s letter to Congress doubled down on warnings from the Pentagon to Iran that the U.S. would not hesitate to take further action to protect U.S. forces.
“The United States stands ready to take further action, as necessary and appropriate, to address further threats or attacks,” he said.
Mr. Biden thumbed militia groups linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as the perpetrators of a series of attacks against U.S. forces that injured 21 service members and caused a U.S. contractor to die of a cardiac incident.
He said that the attacks placed the lives of U.S. personnel “under grave threat.” The retaliatory strikes were done to deter future attacks and carried out “in a manner to limit the risk of escalation and avoid civilian casualties.”
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