President Joe Biden has drawn condemnation from Democrats after U.S. and British forces launched an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday.
The airstrikes are the latest attack by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen since Hamas launched terrorist attacks on multiple locations in southern Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, including at least 30 Americans. It was carried out in response to more than 20 attacks on ships off the coast. Many Democrats argued that the strike was unconstitutional. (Related article: 'Shameful': Retired general slams Biden for blocking military's 'decisive action' against rocket attack)
“@POTUS cannot bomb Yemen without Congressional approval,” Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush said. Posted X, formerly known as Twitter. “This is illegal and violates Article 1 of the Constitution. The people do not want any more of our tax dollars spent on endless wars and killing civilians. Stop the bombing. Let’s do better too.”
“@POTUS conducts airstrikes in Yemen without Congressional authorization, violating Article 1 of the Constitution,” said Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Posted. “The American people are tired of endless wars.”
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Other House Democrats cited the First Article of the Constitution in response to the airstrike, and Biden acknowledged that. statement Late Thursday night.
“The president needs to come to Congress before he launches an attack against the Houthis in Yemen and drags us into another Middle East conflict,” said Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California. Posted. “That's Article 1 of the Constitution. I support that regardless of whether we have a Democrat or a Republican in the White House.”
“These airstrikes are not authorized by Congress,” said Democratic Congressman Val Hoyle of Oregon. tweeted. “The Constitution is clear: The sole authority to authorize military involvement in foreign conflicts lies with Congress. All presidents, regardless of party, must first come to Congress and seek military authorization.”
Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, also criticized Biden over the attack, saying he did not think enough about the consequences.
“What they're doing here right now is not at all well thought out and what the implications of it are and how it serves our national security interests. It doesn't seem to have been fully considered. It's like they didn't think enough about what the impact of the attack would be.''The Houthis were removed from the terrorist list several years ago. But that's the same as they didn't consider the impact of giving more than $6 billion to Iran, much of which is not in the well-being and humanitarian interest of the Iranian people,” Gabbard told Fox News. . Host Laura Ingraham.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
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