Magaziner Statement on President Trump’s Attack on Iran

“The constitution gives Congress, not the President, the authority to decide where and when we wage war. Tonight’s attack is a violation of the checks and balances our nation was founded on. I fear that it risks igniting a broader conflict in the region that could cost the lives of American service members and civilians.

Iran’s government is a murderous regime that supports terrorism and cannot be trusted to possess  nuclear weapons. But whether Iran poses a significant enough threat to the United States to justify war is a question that should have been debated openly before the public in Congress before any strike took place. Congress must reassert its authority to determine any use of force going forward.

Tonight I pray for the American troops and civilians in harm's way across the Middle East. We cannot have another endless war.”