Dems to Trump : No preemptive war with North Korea
The White House said  Trump  is not closing the door to diplomacy but rejects the possibility of direct talks at this time
Washington (CNN) A group of Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday aiming to prevent  President Donald Trump  from launching a preemptive strike on North Korea without congressional approval absent an imminent threat to the US.
Citing "the escalation of irresponsible rhetoric" and "contradictory behavior from  Trump  and officials in  his  administration " the bill would prohibit "funds from being used for kinetic military operations without congressional approval unless the United States faces an imminent threat or such action is necessary to defend citizens or our allies."
"We need to take  the President  seriously when  he  threatens war  because the dam could break at any moment. Republican and Democratic senators are alarmed over the path we're on  and it's important we join forces to reclaim Congress' constitutional role in matters of war and peace before there's no turning back " Murphy said.
"This bill shouldn't be controversial since it essentially restates current law  but Congress needs to make it crystal clear that  the President  does not have the authority to take preemptive military action in North Korea without congressional consent "  he  added.
The White House said   [TGT] is not closing the door to diplomacy but rejects the possibility of direct talks at this time
Washington (CNN) A group of Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday aiming to prevent   [TGT] from launching a preemptive strike on North Korea without congressional approval absent an imminent threat to the US.
Citing "the escalation of irresponsible rhetoric" and "contradictory behavior from   [TGT] and officials in   [TGT]   administration " the bill would prohibit "funds from being used for kinetic military operations without congressional approval unless the United States faces an imminent threat or such action is necessary to defend citizens or our allies."
"We need to take   [TGT] seriously when   [TGT]   threatens war  because the dam could break at any moment. Republican and Democratic senators are alarmed over the path we're on  and it's important we join forces to reclaim Congress' constitutional role in matters of war and peace before there's no turning back " Murphy said.
"This bill shouldn't be controversial since it essentially restates current law  but Congress needs to make it crystal clear that   [TGT] does not have the authority to take preemptive military action in North Korea without congressional consent "  he  added.