Who’s allowed to launch an assault on one other nation? Simply asking questions.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) joined Cause‘s Simply Asking Questions podcast to debate the Battle Powers Decision he is co-sponsored with Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), which might require President Donald Trump to hunt congressional approval earlier than persevering with to drop bombs in Iran. He additionally mentioned Trump’s remarks that the governments of Israel and Iran “do not know what the fuck they’re doing” after they ignored his name for a ceasefire, whether or not or not the administration doubtless destroyed Iran’s nuclear program, and why he is wanting to work with the antiestablishment proper to rein in conflict powers and get corrupt cash out of Congress.
Chapters:
00:00—Podcast theme
00:28—Introducing the Battle Powers Decision and Iran airstrikes
05:19—Trump’s conflict instincts and the MAGA anti-war base
10:10—The diplomatic different to army motion on Iran
15:48—Israel-Iran ceasefire and Trump’s response
19:30—Trump’s affect over Netanyahu and Center East peace prospects
23:05—The bipartisan push to rein in govt conflict powers
27:33—The Democratic Social gathering’s anti-war identification disaster
30:29—Constructing left-right anti-establishment alliances
34:11—Rebuilding belief in authorities and American goal
39:49—Reform priorities: cash in politics and conflict powers
