Congress limited Trump, Democrats believe the attack was reckless

Republicans say Democrats are endangering the country by trying to pass a resolution they characterized as an empty political gesture at the start of a US election year.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Photo: AP
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Photo: AP
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The House of Representatives of the US Congress adopted a resolution aimed at limiting the powers of US President Donald Trump to launch military actions against Iran, a few days after he ordered the killing of the commander of the Iranian elite unit Qassem Soleimani.

With 224 votes "for" and 194 "against", a deep division in Congress was confirmed between Democrats, who accused Trump of acting recklessly and who voted for the resolution, and Republicans who strongly support the president, reports Reuters.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi previously announced that the vote would take place because some members of Congress were concerned that the Trump administration had not discussed strategy and decisions during briefings with lawmakers.

"The president launched a reckless attack and then came out explaining why it was necessary and why it was legal," said Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, a Democrat.

The Republicans say that the Democrats are endangering the country by trying to pass a resolution that they characterized as an empty political gesture at the beginning of the election year in the USA, reports RTS.

"Instead of supporting the president, my colleagues in the Democratic Party want to divide the American people at a critical time," said Republican State Department Representative Mike McCaul.

Nancy Pelosi said the Trump administration's killing of Soleimani put American soldiers, diplomats and others at risk, "risking a serious escalation of tensions with Iran."

"Last week, in our view, the president and his administration -- launched a provocative, disproportionate attack on Iran that put the American people at risk," Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference.

Trump did not owe her by calling Pelosi "crazy" on Twitter and told reporters that he does not need Congressional approval for military action against Iran.

"I don't have to and I don't need to, because sometimes decisions have to be made in seconds. Sometimes you have to act very, very quickly," the US president said.

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