\u201cThe bill I am introducing today prohibits the Department of Defense from funding any attempt by the administration to expand our presence in Syria by putting U.S. combat boots on the ground,\u201d Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said in a statement to The Hill.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is our constitutional duty as members of Congress to place a check on the executive branch in matters of war and peace,” she said.<\/p>\n
Lee was the lone lawmaker to vote against the authorization for the use of military force in the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which has been used as the legal justification for the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n
Her bill has 16 original co-sponsors \u2014 all Democrats, except for Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.).<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe owe it to our brave service members to live up to our constitutional duty,\u201d she said. \u201cI urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in preventing this president from sending our troops into yet another unchecked, ill-advised war without a full and robust debate from Congress.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to The Hill, her bill would forbid the Pentagon from sending troops to Syria for combat operations by cutting off funding for that endeavor as well as prohibiting them from hiring private contractors to do the job. I don’t remember her being so worried about the troops in the last eight years. I guess she’s afraid that this time there’s an administration in the seat that will let the troops win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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