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Democratic U.S. senator on Islamic State fight: Call a war a war
Source: Reuters
Politics | Thu May 7, 2015 9:36am EDT
Democratic U.S. senator on Islamic State fight: Call a war a war
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Congress' failure to even debate U.S. military action against Islamic State nine months after air strikes began is scandalous and disrespectful to Americans fighting an undeclared war, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine said on Thursday.
Kaine, a Democratic member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has been an unrelenting critic of Congress' failure to authorize military force against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, even as a U.S.-led bombing campaign has been in effect since Aug. 8.
In media interviews before a Senate speech on Thursday, Kaine outlined reasons for the delay, including congressional reluctance to take up the matter before elections last November.
"American service members have lost their lives, we've spent over $2 billion, 3,300 bombing runs and Congress hasn't even been willing to talk about this or authorize the military action," Kaine said on CNN. "This is a big scandal in my view."
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Democratic U.S. senator on Islamic State fight: Call a war a war
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Congress' failure to even debate U.S. military action against Islamic State nine months after air strikes began is scandalous and disrespectful to Americans fighting an undeclared war, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine said on Thursday.
Kaine, a Democratic member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has been an unrelenting critic of Congress' failure to authorize military force against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, even as a U.S.-led bombing campaign has been in effect since Aug. 8.
In media interviews before a Senate speech on Thursday, Kaine outlined reasons for the delay, including congressional reluctance to take up the matter before elections last November.
"American service members have lost their lives, we've spent over $2 billion, 3,300 bombing runs and Congress hasn't even been willing to talk about this or authorize the military action," Kaine said on CNN. "This is a big scandal in my view."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-mideast-crisis-congress-idUSKBN0NS1IV20150507