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USA, March 14. - The proposed law, which could be voted on within 10 days of its introduction in the Senate, is being promoted by Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Rubén Gallego, who accused Trump of having "bypassed Congress's exclusive authority to declare war through attacks against Iran and Venezuela."
This resolution is the latest legislative measure with which Democrats have attempted to limit Trump's ability to order military actions against other nations.
Both houses of Congress, controlled by Republicans, have previously rejected similar resolutions to prevent hostilities against Venezuela and Iran. "Following the recent blockade imposed by President Trump and his threats of military action in Cuba, I am introducing this War Powers Resolution to prevent our Armed Forces from engaging in hostilities unless authorized by Congress," Kaine said in a statement.
The former Democratic vice-presidential candidate and member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees insisted that only the Legislature"has the power to declare war."
"However, he (Trump) acts as if the U.S. Armed Forces were his palace guard, ordering military actions in the Caribbean, Venezuela, and Iran without congressional authorization or any explanation to the American people," Kaine criticized.
Even if the Democrats manage to pass the measure, which is unlikely given Trump's continued support within his party, the president has the power to veto it.Overriding the veto would require a two-thirds majority in both houses.
Trump and his administration did not inform Congress beforehand about the attack in which the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President NicolásMaduro in Caracas, and alerted a small group of legislative leaders in the lead-up to the offensive against Iran, which is now in its fourteenth day.
The Republican president has threatened in recent weeks to take control of the communist island, whether "friendly" or hostile, and has repeatedly stated that the Havana government "will fall very soon" because the country "is in ruins," suffering from the oil embargo imposed by Washington last January.
This Friday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed that they are in talks with the U.S. to "seek solutions through dialogue to the differences between the two governments," something Trump had already hinted at, but which the island had denied. (Text and Photo: Cubasi)
