Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
As to the War Powers act, and its limitation on military operations: right now Congress is in the discussion stage. While they do that, military ops will doubtless continue apace.
I was under the impression that yesterday they were going to do something, but I erred.
The discussion stage will take a few days, and estimates are that by the end of the week a position will be taken.
It's anybody's guess how much bipartisan support there will be for a resolution calling out the President. A few of his GOP/MAGA allies have spoken out against the current operation, but I am not sure how far that disenchantment will go. The core question as related to this thread is how or when they could curtail the operations if the get a consensus to come out against it.
As I look at the recent example in Venezuela, my guess is that the op will be short enough to stay within certain limits...and was planned that way.
I'll do some more digging.
John Fetterman was just out saying that he is of the opinion that POTUS is acting within the bounds of the War Powers Act and that there is compliance with the notifications that are required.
Videos also out where Pelosi defends the Act when Obama used it.