In a decision with high political impact for the United States governmentthe Senate of that country voted in favor of stop war actions in Iran. The statement represents a direct political setback for the American President Donald Trump.
This determination ratifies the position that the House of Representatives had approved at the beginning of June against this conflict in the middle eastwhich began on last February 28.
The resolution orders Trump end the war or request authorization to continue it. However, since it does not have the character of law, its value is more symbolic than real, although it marks the point of greatest unpopularity of a conflict that has lasted almost four months.
The vote represents a political setback for US President Donald Trump. Photo:EFE
Political consequences and divisions in the ruling party due to costs of the war
The vote was resolved by 50 votes in favor versus 48 againsta figure that reflects the fissures in the Republican Party. The text of the vote notes that four Republicans joined the Democratsprecisely one day before Trump meets with senators at a luncheon at the Capitol.
The senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to vote against the resolution. In contrast, the senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana were the Republicans who supported it.
The decision ratifies what was approved by the House of Representatives at the beginning of June. Photo:Photo: International
In recent days, Republicans have shown their skepticism about the memorandum of cease-fire that the Trump Administration has sealed with Iran and gives 60 days to negotiate a peace agreementand have also shown their concern about the political cost of an unpopular war among Americans and harmful to the economy.
The joint resolution urges the president to end a military conflict. Photo:EFE
Historical background of the legislative resolution and reactions of political leaders
The Democratic leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumerassured this Tuesday that “every second that this war continues, the cost to the American people increases“.
The vote marked the first time since the enactment of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 that both houses of Congress approve a joint resolution that urges president to end military conflict.
*With information from EFE
Andrés Felipe Bejarano Bejarano
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