WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected a resolution to end the war on Iran in a mostly partisan vote on Wednesday, with Republicans choosing not to check President Donald Trump even after he threatened to end Iranian civilization earlier this month.
The resolution failed by a vote of 52 to 47, with one Democrat opposed and one Republican in favor. It’s the latest in an ongoing series of war votes Democrats are forcing as the Iran war drags through its second month with no clear end in sight.
“We’re in a crisis that’s growing and the Senate is choosing to do nothing,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told HuffPost. “I mean, that’s the stunning thing. No checks, no balances, no accountability. We had no open hearings. It’s crazy.”
Trump said in an interview aired Wednesday the war is “close to over,” the latest in an ongoing series of vague and sometimes contradictory statements about the purpose and endgame of the conflict.
“He has said exactly opposite things about this war almost every day for six weeks, which is making it hard for our allies and members of Congress to know what he actually intends,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) told HuffPost.
