America's Undeclared War Against Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq And Syria Escalates Again

 

Reuters: Undeclared conflict? America's battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not the first nor likely the last of his young presidency. 

For some of Biden's fellow Democrats, the crucial question is: does the pattern of attacks and counter-attacks amount to an undeclared conflict? 

 If it does, they say, there is a risk that the United States could stumble into a direct war with Iran without the involvement of Congress, an issue that is becoming more politically fraught after two decades of "forever wars." 

"It's hard to argue, given the pace of attacks against U.S. troops and, now, the increasing frequency of our responses, this isn't war," Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat who leads a key Senate foreign relations subcommittee, told Reuters. 

"What we always worry about is that the United States slips into war without the American public actually being able to weigh in."  

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WNU Editor: I doubt this is going to last long .... EXCLUSIVE: Iran-backed groups agree to suspend attacks on US forces in Iraq (Middle East Eye).