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Bernie Sanders: Trump Not Authorized to Launch Missiles
Local Editor
Top US Democrats including Bernie Sanders and Tim Kaine accused President Donald Trump of lacking the authority to bypass Congress and launch missiles at Syria.
Trump ordered the launch of 59 cruise missiles at a military target in response to Bashar al-Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians and the US's first direct attack on the country.
Yet Democrats and Republicans called the move a "mistake" on the Sunday morning round of political talk shows and pointed to planes which are still taking off from the Al Shayrat airbase that was targeted by the US.
"This is a horror show," said Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
He said he supported a political solution but said that: "I do not believe the president has the authority to launch missiles".
Sanders added: "Let's get some consistency from this President. Let's get Congress involved in this debate."
His remarks followed differing views on Syria from top Trump administration insiders the same day.
While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said there would be no change in the US stance towards Syria, US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said that "there would be no peace" until al-Assad is gone.
For his part, former Vice Presidential candidate and Virginia senator Tim Kaine also said on Sunday that the President should have sought approval from Congress.
"We are a nation where you're not supposed to initiate military action, start war, without a plan that's presented to and approved by Congress," he said.
Source: The Independent, Edited by website team
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