Emily Kwong

From NPR, I'm Emily Kwong.

It's Consider This from NPR.

In Washington, reactions to the strikes on Iran are deeply divided.

The opinions do not split cleanly on partisan lines, though most of those supporting the strikes are Republicans and most of those against are Democrats.

Virginia Senator Mark Warner is a Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

He posted online after the attacks began that he had, quote, seen no indication there was any immediate threat to Americans from Iran.

Senator Warner, thank you so much for your time.

I want to start by playing a new video statement.

that the president published today.

So the president speaks of this war as duty and burden.

What is your reaction to that, Senator?

President Trump said in this statement, quote, sadly, there will likely be more referring to U.S.

casualties.

What do you make of that?

Yes.

What do you... If the Iranian people rise up right now and the Iranian regime brutally murders them... If they were to rise up, if the Iranian people were to rise up, would that change your assessment of the situation?

Let's talk about the options that Congress has.

Your fellow Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is one of those pushing a war powers resolution.

The Constitution gives the Congress power to declare war, which it hasn't given for any of Trump's use of force.

Those efforts have not yet passed and not all Democrats are publicly on board.