The House votes on the decision of the second war of the Attorney Rashida Tlaib in Lebanon
Washington – Second, the House on Tuesday voted against reducing President Trump’s authority to involve US troops in the war in Lebanon without the approval of Congress.
The war powers resolution, introduced by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, is an updated version of the measure as well. failed earlier this month after Democratic leaders came out against it.
Tuesday’s voting ended with 189 people voting and 235 voting against enforcing the president’s mandate.
This new type, which was approved by the Democratic leaders, would have ordered the president to withdraw American troops “from any fighting in Lebanon” within seven days of the adoption of this measure. It would not prevent all military operations, saying, “Nothing in this decision can be considered to prevent or limit security cooperation with the Lebanese Army or the protection of communications facilities.”
The first step would have ordered the president to withdraw American troops from “Lebanon” within seven days of the adoption of this measure.
“At this time, no members of the United States military are involved in combat or combat in Lebanon,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said in a statement earlier this month explaining the change.
Conflicts in southern Lebanon they threaten the final peace agreement between the US and Iran. Iran and Hezbollah are demanding the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the region as part of a deal between Washington and Tehran to end the war. But the agreement signed last week between the Israeli and Lebanese governments to end fighting in southern Lebanon links the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area to the disarmament of Hezbollah. Hezbollah, however, refused to give up its weapons.
Tlaib said Monday during the debate that the vote was “about immediately ending all US participation in the Israeli government’s violent attacks against the people of Lebanon.” He accused the Israeli government of “cleansing and territorial expansion” for its bombing campaign in southern Lebanon.
Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the revised version “corrected the errors” of the previous estimate.
“It will not violate America’s national security interests in Lebanon, while ensuring that we get out of another eternal war that our country does not want,” he said. “I will state clearly that, as far as I know, the United States military is not currently engaged in ongoing hostilities in Lebanon with the Israeli military. However, this decision ensures that does not change without congressional approval.”
Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the revised measure “is not as ridiculous this time as it was the last time … but it’s still pretty ridiculous.” He called the decision a “terrorist victory.”
“Hezbollah is the one that stands in the way of peace between Israel and Lebanon,” said Mast. “The Lebanese government wants an end to the fighting. Israel wants an end to the fighting. Who wants the fighting to continue? That would be one organization supported by this resolution, Hezbollah.”
