Posted on 02/28/2024 11:42:41 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The Biden administration’s legal justification for its attacks on Houthi militants in Yemen is “laughable,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said at a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing Tuesday on United States actions in the Red Sea.
Speaking to defense officials, Kaine said though “Houthi behavior is abhorrent,” he has “grave skepticism” about the administration’s interpretation of presidential military powers under Article 2 of the Constitution.
“A narrow mission to defend U.S. shipping, both military and commercial — that is Article 2 self-defense,” Kaine said. “Article 2 self-defense means you can defend U.S. personnel, you can defend U.S. military assets, you probably can defend U.S. commercial ships. But the defense of other nations’ commercial ships in no way — and it’s not even close — that’s not self-defense.”
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I did a search to see if Kaine had anything to say when Biden took the Houthis off the terrorist list in February 2021, and found nothing. He stayed silent then.
Kaine doesn’t seem to understand that the Houthi pirates pirates are everyone’s enemy.
Fighting piracy is part of what every navy does — and for the benefit of every nation’s shipping.
Kaine is not able.
I would recommend that the Senator read up on Jefferson and the pirates.
LOL!! I see what you did there!!
What, Senator Kaine is now paying attention to what words mean? Will wonders never cease?
“Kaine is not able.”
Replace him with Seth; he’s rich.
I have a bunch of bananas that are smarter than Kaine.
I have a bunch of bananas that are smarter than Kaine.
Ouch!
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