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Top Armed Services Democrat on Iran war's 60-day clock: No 'timeouts'

1d 17h ago by lemmy.world/u/TheTimeKnife in politics from thehill.com

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that there are no “timeouts” when it comes to the 60-day War Powers Act deadline. “The language of the statutes — is, does not provide for timeouts like in a football game. From the day you begin — 60 days — the president has to comply with the law. There can be a 90, 30-day extension to 90 days, but that has to be requested by the president,” Reed told ABC News’s Martha Raddatz on “This Week.” “We have to be notified. No such notification’s come through. The president’s ignoring the law. He does that constantly. This is not the first example, where he just completely ignores the law,” he added. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that the 60-day clock for the conflict with Iran was halted when President Trump announced a ceasefire. The president notified Congress of the military operations in Iran on March 2, resulting in Friday being the 60-day milestone at which point the War Powers Act necessitates the president to start finishing a war unless he gets authorization from Congress.

As if Trump gives a shit about the rules.

As if they're going to do a fucking thing about it anyway.

Which is why he doesn't give a shit. If there's no consequences, why would he stop?