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U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, joined Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, in introducing a bill Tuesday that would require presidents to get congressional approval before taking military action over humanitarian concerns.The bill comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s order last week to fire missiles at a Syrian air base in response to that government’s use of chemical weapons in an earlier attack....http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2017/04/11/mike-lee-joins-rand-paul-bill-requiring-congressional-approval-syria-type-military-action/100328330/
I support what is going on here, but doesn't the President have to already do this? He doesn't necessarily have to do it prior to the event, but he has to talk to congress about conducting a mission like this.