No, the Threat to U.S. Interests Need Not Be 'Imminent' for POTUS to Use Force Unilaterally
Federal State And Tribal Powers,Iran,Trump Agenda,US Congress,Donald Trump,War,Transparency,Middle East
In "Democrats Question Trump's Urgency to Attack Iran," New York Times reporter Minho Kim asserts:
The lawmakers questioned whether the United States faced an "imminent" threat from Iran, an assertion Mr. Trump made on Saturday, and a legal requirement for the president to initiate military action without congressional authorization. [Emphasis added.]
There is no such legal requirement. And I say this as someone who has repeatedly argued that the Constitution's default position is that the president must seek congressional authorization prior to using force...
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