Sen. Tim Kaine: ‘There Is No National Security Imperative’ to Go at War with Iran

BRZEZINSKI Meanwhile Democratic Senator ░░░░░░░░ Kaine of Virginia has ░░░░░░░░ a bill that would ░░░░░░░░ congressional debate and a ░░░░░░░░ before the U S ░░░░░░░░ any military force against ░░░░░░░░ It would require the ░░░░░░░░ to halt any U ░░░░░░░░ Military involvement in hostilities ░░░░░░░░ Congress explicitly authorized it ░░░░░░░░ a declaration of war ░░░░░░░░ a specific authorization for ░░░░░░░░ of military force And ░░░░░░░░ Kaine joins us now ░░░░░░░░ s a member of ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services and Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Committees Two things to ░░░░░░░░ us off senator First ░░░░░░░░ all just hearing Prime ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu s comments seem ░░░░░░░░ really beckoning pulling the ░░░░░░░░ S into this conflict ░░░░░░░░ said that the bill ░░░░░░░░ you re looking at ░░░░░░░░ effective could it be ░░░░░░░░ in this reality that ░░░░░░░░ would this administration that ░░░░░░░░ are in KAINE Well ░░░░░░░░ this is a congressional ░░░░░░░░ It s an Article ░░░░░░░░ power that too many ░░░░░░░░ have ceded to presidents ░░░░░░░░ power to start war ░░░░░░░░ I am bound and ░░░░░░░░ that no one who ░░░░░░░░ the title U S ░░░░░░░░ or U S Representative ░░░░░░░░ hide on a question ░░░░░░░░ whether we should be ░░░░░░░░ war or not I ░░░░░░░░ to believe that the ░░░░░░░░ S being at war ░░░░░░░░ Iran would be a ░░░░░░░░ mistake There is no ░░░░░░░░ security imperative that suggests ░░░░░░░░ we should I support ░░░░░░░░ to enable Israel to ░░░░░░░░ itself but this need ░░░░░░░░ be a U S ░░░░░░░░ And those who are ░░░░░░░░ us on apparently have ░░░░░░░░ the lessons of the ░░░░░░░░ years of war in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East that caused ░░░░░░░░ much heartache and damage ░░░░░░░░ the region but also ░░░░░░░░ Virginia and all American ░░░░░░░░ When I got elected ░░░░░░░░ the Senate in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ told myself that if ░░░░░░░░ ever had the chance ░░░░░░░░ stop an unnecessary war ░░░░░░░░ the kind we were ░░░░░░░░ through then I would ░░░░░░░░ everything possible to do ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ filed this resolution BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ I got to follow ░░░░░░░░ I mean you you ░░░░░░░░ just said yourself that ░░░░░░░░ problem has a precedent ░░░░░░░░ need for congressional approval ░░░░░░░░ run over So why ░░░░░░░░ how would this be ░░░░░░░░ with this bill especially ░░░░░░░░ this president KAINE So ░░░░░░░░ s what I know ░░░░░░░░ I filed a similar ░░░░░░░░ after President Trump took ░░░░░░░░ the strike that killed ░░░░░░░░ back in 2019 or ░░░░░░░░ 2020 and I basically ░░░░░░░░ the U S should ░░░░░░░░ be at war with ░░░░░░░░ and two Republican Houses ░░░░░░░░ Senate and Democratic House ░░░░░░░░ me up on that ░░░░░░░░ passed that resolution and ░░░░░░░░ to the president s ░░░░░░░░ He vetoed it and ░░░░░░░░ couldn t override the ░░░░░░░░ But we noticed something ░░░░░░░░ President Trump dialed back ░░░░░░░░ aggressive actions toward Iran ░░░░░░░░ he saw that both ░░░░░░░░ including significant numbers of ░░░░░░░░ were telling him Our ░░░░░░░░ don t want a ░░░░░░░░ In some ways I ░░░░░░░░ this resolution as reminding ░░░░░░░░ Trump what he has ░░░░░░░░ since 2016 which is ░░░░░░░░ U S should not ░░░░░░░░ in endless wars in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East And you ░░░░░░░░ can tell the wording ░░░░░░░░ from President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ advisors is somewhat mixed ░░░░░░░░ Some want to go ░░░░░░░░ in against Iran Some ░░░░░░░░ reminding him that he ░░░░░░░░ against endless wars in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East I hope ░░░░░░░░ resolution will send a ░░░░░░░░ to him to Israel ░░░░░░░░ to Iran that the ░░░░░░░░ S does not want ░░░░░░░░ be at war with ░░░░░░░░ If they attack the ░░░░░░░░ S we ll defend ░░░░░░░░ If they attack U ░░░░░░░░ troops U S counsels ░░░░░░░░ will defend ourselves But ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ a war with Iran ░░░░░░░░ now and I hope ░░░░░░░░ expect that a majority ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues believe that.”