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So you voted this week

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in favor of a

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war powers resolution

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to block future U.S.

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military action in Iran.

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It failed

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mostly on party lines.

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But describe

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why you voted for it.

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Look

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first of all

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Americans have been clear.

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They do not want

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another forever war

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in the Middle East.

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They want Congress

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and this president

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to be focused on

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needs at home, addressing the

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high cost of things

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like groceries, housing

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child care and health care.

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This president

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in fact, promised

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that he would bring

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foreign wars to an end

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not start them.

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Let me be very clear.

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This is a war of choice.

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The U.S.

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and U.S. interests

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were not under attack

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nor were we under

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imminent threat of attack.

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Because of that

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this is a war of choice

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and the president

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needed to go to Congress

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to get authorization.

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It is an illegal war

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because of his

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failure to do that.

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I voted

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to bring

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this to an end

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and

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would note, though

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that it is the proponents

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of this war

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who bear the burden

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of getting

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congressional authorization

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for it and they have failed

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to do that.

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The Constitution makes it

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the responsibility

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of Congress

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who represent

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the people

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to declare war

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and that has not happened.