President Joe Biden’s decision to strike the Houthis in Yemen is reigniting the long-simmering congressional battle over war powers and it's become a rare point of consensus for progressives and hardline conservatives.
While the action had support on the Hill — military hawks and many conservatives praised the strikes, with many calling them overdue — a significant swath of both the left and the right quickly condemned the Biden administration for not seeking an explicit green light from Congress.
They argued it's a requirement under the War Powers Act. Those factions have long aligned on curtailing sprawling war powers and military operations across the world over the past two decades.
When it comes to war, there is no one responsible for the death and the destruction of poor countries poor people's lives in the Middle East. Iraq, Syria, Libya, and now Yemen.
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