We are sounding the alarm over South Korea Ambassador vacancy; Warning of significant risk of preemptive strike against North Korea. @SenatorCardin @SenJackReed @TimKaine @PattyMurray @ChrisCoons @SenWarren @SenMarkey @SenBrianSchatz @SenJeffMerkley @SenSanders @SenatorShaheen pic.twitter.com/gPMjieXN3s— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) February 5, 2018
Politico: Democratic senators say Trump lacks authority for military strike against North Korea
Numerous Democratic senators, led by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), warned President Donald Trump in a letter Monday, that he lacks “congressional” authority to launch a preemptive military strike against North Korea.
“Like many, we are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of a preemptive military strike on North Korea and the risks of miscalculation and retaliation,” the senators said. "Moreover, without congressional authorization, a preventative or preemptive U.S. military strike would lack either a Constitutional basis or legal authority."
The 18 senators stressed the risk of retaliation if the White House continues to pursue a strike. “Ultimately, it is an enormous gamble to believe that a particular type of limited, preemptive strike will not be met with an escalatory response from Kim Jong Un and neither the United States nor our allies should take that step lightly.”
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