PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland State University professor says the Trump administration has set a new precedent in the ongoing war between Israel and Iran.
Associate Professor Tom Hastings teaches conflict resolution at PSU, and said the president’s decision to attack nuclear sites in Tehran goes against the War Powers Act of 1973.
“The executive powers don’t include this ability even though they continue to exercise this as precedents,” Hastings said. “I mean, this is how we got the War Powers Act back in the early 1970s.”
The law was designed to prevent the president from committing the U.S. to an armed conflict without Congressional consent.
The U.S. strikes came after a week of conflict between the two Middle Eastern countries, sparked by Israel’s sudden attacks against Iran’s nuclear and military structure on June 13.
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