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“The United States has once again been dragged into a catastrophic war in the Middle East. The US military is now attacking Iran not because our nation faces an imminent threat but because the Israeli government has long sought confrontation with Tehran and has finally found a willing partner in Washington.
“This war is unnecessary, unjustified, unconstitutional, in violation of international law and entirely against the will of the American public.
“Under the constitution, the power to declare war rests with Congress, not the president. Therefore, President Donald Trump’s decision to launch air strikes and pursue regime change in another country without congressional authorization is illegal. It echoes the darkest chapters of post-9/11 American foreign policy when fear and deception were used to rush our nation into disastrous wars, the price of which we are still paying today.“
Hussam Ayloush is the CEO of CAIR California, a chapter of CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organisation.
