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Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass the War Powers Resolutions to end forever wars!

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    Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass the War Powers Resolutions to end forever wars!

    Petition to Congress:
    We urge you to stop a new war in Syria and Iran by passing a strong War Powers Resolution that will prevent presidents from using military force without Congressional approval.

    President Biden campaigned on ending our forever wars in the Middle East. But in the dead of night he just ordered an unauthorized airstrike in Syria.

    Our Constitution is clear: only Congress can declare wars, not Presidents. Last year, Congress passed a War Powers Resolution that would prohibit any president from launching the kinds of attacks that President Biden just did. Last year, Trump refused to sign it. So now Congress has to start over again.

    Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution now!

    While President Biden has made the right promises, actions speak louder than words. But these illegal airstrikes undermine those promises and risk escalating tensions in the Middle East.

    Without a War Powers Resolution, any president could skirt the law and authorize military attacks without the approval of Congress.

    Trump wouldn’t sign the War Powers Resolution because he was hellbent on torching the world on his way out of office. But now Biden is in the White House, and while he promised not to escalate more military actions, he still ordered an airstrike in Syria.

    We need less wars, and less military tension. We need Congress to act.

    Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution now!