Friends, this is incredibly important to me:
If the United States is going to be pulled into a third war in the Middle East, Congress must have this debate in front of the American public.
We need to debate what the stakes are — whether war is in the national interest, and whether the sacrifice we ask of our troops should be the ultimate sacrifice.
Let the American people watch their elected representatives debate the stakes of this prospective war. Let Congress put a war authorization on the table, and let’s debate that. Let’s debate it in front of Virginians, and Kansans and Californians — and hear what our constituents have to say.
Let’s debate that war authorization in the full view of people whose spouses are in the military, or whose kids are in the military. Let’s have that debate in front of every American and hear what they think before we cast a vote that would be one of the most serious votes that you ever cast on the floor of a body like this.
Here is the bottom line: We should not allow a war of the magnitude of this to begin with Congress hiding.
If you agree with me, I’m asking you to sign on to show your support for my war powers resolution that affirms war should not happen without a vote of Congress.
Thank you for reading and staying engaged on this critical issue.
-Tim Kaine
