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through the Congress for permission.
Plus, there is this sticking point of the Constitution that we don't let presidents bomb countries just when they feel like it.
They're supposed to ask the people through the Congress for permission.
So when you bomb a country, then people tend to rally around their own flag.
They tend to see this is a foreign country coming in and bombing us.
Bombing is not the answer.
Plus, there is this sticking point of the Constitution that we don't let presidents bomb countries just when they feel like it.
They're supposed to ask the people through the Congress for permission.
In an interview with ABC News, Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky argued that if Trump attacks Iran to support protesters, it could end up backfiring.
shouldn't be, quote, involved with every freedom movement around the world, and that a president is required to talk to Congress before ordering strikes on another country.
Paul is one of a handful of GOP lawmakers who have recently urged Trump to consult Congress before taking military action in global conflicts.
Bombing's not the answer.
Plus, there is this sticking point of the Constitution that we don't let presidents bomb countries just when they feel like it.
They're supposed to ask the people through the Congress for permission.
Bombing is not the answer.
Plus, there is this sticking point of the Constitution that we don't let presidents bomb countries just when they feel like it.
They're supposed to ask the people for permission.