Congress seeks to exert more control over Middle East wars
Lawmakers want more of a say in US military activity in the wake of last weekend’s Syria strikes.
Congress is seeking to rein in President Donald Trump’s war-making powers following last weekend’s military strikes in Syria.
While many lawmakers of both parties agree that the commander in chief has broad authority to engage in such short-term actions, they are under growing pressure to play a more forceful oversight role. One new bill under discussion would supplant a counterterrorism law from 2001 that has been used to justify an ever-expanding number of interventions in the Middle East and beyond, while another could complicate US support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
