Donald Trump has been a controversial figure when he justified his reason as to why he did not want to term the current Iran war as a war. At the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) fundraising dinner in Washington, D.C., Trump explained that he avoids using the term as the military operation on purpose because of issues with constitutional mandates.
Trump would not call it a war as you are meant to seek consent, but what you are expected to get is consent, Trump told an audience of Republican lawmakers. According to the US constitution, it is only the congress that is allowed to declare war formally, a fact that has been a major issue in the political debate that is going on in Washington.
The comments are made against a backdrop of mounting tension between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which is based on a series of military attacks that have been made last month. Although the White House has reported that the diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States have proved fruitful, Tehran has not responded much to ceasefire offers, fronted by the United States.
The remarks made by Trump have received a hard criticism especially among the democrats who believe that the administration ought to consult congress before extending military action. A new Senate resolution focused on restricting the military authority of the president in Iran was defeated, and only an insignificant number of bipartisan voices were in favor of it.
The social media has also been heated with some criticizing Trump by alleging that he is trying to evade constitutional mandates by not using the word war. The advocates however argue that the scenario is more of a restricted military intervention than an actual battle.
The argument still underlines the legal and political ugliness of the US military action in other countries.