Sanders calls on Trump to come to Congress over Syria strikes

[Donkees]

04/09/17 11:39 AM EDT

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Trump did not have the authority to launch missile strikes on the Syrian regime and called on the president to seek approval from Congress before any other actions.

“I think he has got to come to the United States Congress. I think he has got to explain to us what his long-term goals are,” Sanders told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Trump last week ordered the U.S. military to conduct missile strikes on a Syrian airfield believed to be the launching point of a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 70 civilians. The United States has placed blame for the attack on Syrian President Bashar Assad.

“We’ve got to work with countries around the world for a political solution to get rid of this guy to finally bring peace and stability to this country that has been so decimated,” he said, referring to Assad.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/328015-sanders-calls-on-trump-to-come-to-congress-over-syria-strikes

[R B Garr]

1. Senator Kaine said the same thing. It's procedure,

so it's expected they would state the obvious.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. Trump probably thinks lobbing bombs is like signing EOs

In his mind he doesn't need any Congressional oversight to declare war on another country. Just get everyone's opinion and then do what Jerud tells him to do.

Or Putin.

[MineralMan]

3. I'm sure he'll run right over to chat.

You think?

Good for Senator Sanders for making this call telling Trump to seek approval from Congress. But, as a lone, independent Senator from Vermont, he doesn't carry a lot of clout, I think.

I doubt that Donald Trump is paying much attention to Bernie, really.

[randome]

4. It won't happen. In an uncontrolled setting, Dolt45 knows he comes off as a...dolt.

Away from campaigning and whining about how unfair the world is to him, he is totally out of his element.
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