WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) criticized the Trump administration’s handling of U.S. military strikes on Iran, arguing that Americans were denied a public debate before the country entered another conflict.
Paul said Congress has a constitutional responsibility to decide whether the United States goes to war. He argued that such decisions should involve lawmakers and public discussion rather than unilateral executive action.
“The people have been robbed of a public debate,” Paul wrote, adding that congressional leaders have allowed presidents to initiate military conflicts while avoiding accountability. He said the choice to engage in war should be “a collective decision, with a clear rationale for war articulated.”
Paul was the only Republican senator to join Democrats in supporting a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have signaled congressional opposition to military action against Iran. The measure carried no enforcement mechanism and ultimately failed.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has strongly supported Israel’s right to defend itself, was the lone Democrat to vote against the resolution.
Paul also criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement of Operation Epic Fury, noting the president revealed the strikes in an early-morning video posted on Truth Social.
The Kentucky senator pointed to the stakes of the conflict, including the deaths of six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in an Iranian counterstrike in Kuwait, saying the country owed their families a full congressional debate before military action began.
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