In an interview with Meet the Press, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) argues the war with Iran is legal and says he would support a congressional vote on a war powers resolution if the conflict lasts beyond 60 days. <\/p>\n
KRISTEN WELKER, ‘MEET THE PRESS’ ANCHOR: Let me ask you, because the rescue mission in Iran did involve sending in special forces. And it was notable in his prime time address on Wednesday, President Trump did not rule out sending in U.S. forces on the ground in Iran. So let me ask you: Would you support President Trump actually putting U.S. troops on the ground in Iran? REPRESENTATIVE MIKE LAWLER: I think in this instance, a rescue mission, it was necessary to do everything in our power to ensure that no troops were left behind. And I commend the president for taking decisive action to do that. I think the question moving forward with respect to any troops on the ground would be: For what purpose? And I think the only purpose that I could see would be to get at the enriched uranium. And I think that is something that does need to be discussed with Congress in a classified setting. And I think Congress would need to be briefed on that particular matter. But I want to push back on something Senator Kaine said. This is not an illegal military operation. The president is fully within his authority to conduct this military operation. The War Powers Resolution and War Powers Act gives him 60 to 90 days to conduct such an operation. And Congress was lawfully notified within 48 hours of the initial incursion. So for Tim Kaine or any other Democrat to say this is illegal, especially after so many Democrats including Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi supported Barack Obama’s seven month war in Libya is just hypocritical at best. And they are gas-lighting the American people when they talk about this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n