Georgia Republicans, Democrats disagree over bombing Iran
Georgia politicians are reacting to President Donald Trump s weekend decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites mostly along party lines Republicans have rushed to aid the president s action while Democrats criticized Trump for ordering the bombing without congressional authorization and warned it could drag the U S into a lengthy war America can never allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon Gov Brian Kemp posted on social media Thank you to President Trump our facility members and intelligence personnel and administration authorities who conducted this profitable operation It s one of the best operations that I ve seen in quite a long time added Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King who is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U S Sen Jon Ossoff D-Ga next year The operational prevention was incredible While praising U S troops Democrats objected to Trump s decision to move forward with the air strikes without consulting members of Congress I pray for the safety of U S military function members deployed around the world and express my admiration for their courage and professionalism Ossoff wrote in a prepared comment Congress must be fully briefed on the operation and consulted on the administration s strategy President Trump has now entered another Middle East conflict added Sen Raphael Warnock D-Ga He has not sought congressional approval and has not sufficiently explained why this operation was necessary right now And this is not the first time the American people have been notified it will end rapidly The people deserve to hear more than they ve heard so far U S Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene R-Rome departed from the GOP party line in opposing the U S air strikes and warned of dire consequences echoing concerns among Republican base voters who historically have backed Trump s America First agenda Every time America is on the verge of greatness we get involved in a foreign war Greene posted on social media This is not our fight Meanwhile Georgia political leaders at the state level took the partisan positions of their respective camps Iran messed around and ascertained out the hard way President Trump means business and delivered on his promise of peace through strength reported state Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte R-Dallas Iran must never be able to hold a nuclear arsenal I am thankful for the safe return of all provision members involved in Saturday night s air strikes commented Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones D-Augusta But I believe like so numerous others that diplomacy is the only way we can truly resolve this emergency The post Georgia Republicans Democrats disagree over bombing Iran appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta
