The US Senate also requires all hostile actions to be approved by Congress, thereby expressing support for President Donald Trump.
The voting result was 53-47, the Senate did not pass the procedure to promote the resolution. Most Republican senators opposed it, while almost all Democratic senators supported the resolution. This is the latest effort by the Democratic Party and a few Republican senators to curb Mr. Donald Trump's repeated deployment of forces abroad.
Sponsors argue that the resolution on the right to war aims to restore Congress's authority to declare war as stipulated in the US Constitution. Opponents argue that Donald Trump's actions are legitimate and within the authority of the commander-in-chief to protect the United States with limited attacks, and accuse those who support the resolution of potentially endangering US soldiers.
Republican Senator Jim Risch, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke against the resolution, saying that this is not a "perishable war" and will end very quickly.
Observers believe that the resolution has little chance of success because the Republican Party is holding a narrow majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and has previously blocked similar resolutions. Even if passed by both houses, this document still needs a majority of more than 2/3 in each house to overcome Donald Trump's expected veto power.
Democratic leader in the Senate, Mr. Chuck Schumer, co-sponsor of the resolution, said that senators must choose between standing on the side of the American people who are tired of the Middle East war or supporting Mr. Donald Trump. He said he had called on the administration to submit the issue to Congress to request war authorization.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a similar resolution. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson believes there are enough votes to defeat the resolution, saying that asking the president to stop the campaign halfway would be very dangerous and could encourage Iranian forces.
The debate in Congress focused on whether Mr. Trump is dragging the United States into another prolonged war in the Middle East, in the context of conflicts related to US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.
