https://www.facebook.com/SenatorKaine/posts/3967521353296928

''Last week’s airstrikes in Syria show that the Executive Branch, regardless of party, will continue to stretch its war powers. Congress has a responsibility to not only vote to authorize new military action, but to repeal old authorizations that are no longer necessary. The 1991 and 2002 AUMFs that underpinned the war against Iraq need to be taken off the books to prevent their future misuse. They serve no operational purpose, keep us on permanent war footing, and undermine the sovereignty of Iraq, a close partner. I call on Congress to promptly take up this measure and for the Biden Administration to support it to finally show the American people that the Article I and II branches can work together on these issues.''

-U.S. Senator Tim Kaine

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/03/bipartisan-group-of-senators-introduce-legislation-to-strip-joe-biden-of-war-powers/

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators — led by Todd Young (R-IN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) — introduced legislation Wednesday that would strip President Joe Biden of war powers by repealing both the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force (AUMF) in the Middle East.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/03/bipartisan-bill-strip-biden-war-powers-473312

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Bipartisan senators introduce bill to strip Biden of war powers

Sens. Tim Kaine and Todd Young are looking to ditch the two-decade-old AUMF. And they've got support on both sides of the aisle.

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https://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index3498.htm

bipartisan group of US Senators

—led by Republican US Senator Todd Young and Democrat US Senator Tim Kaine

—who yesterday introduced emergency legislation that would strip Biden of his war powers.

…With Moscow having now officially warned Israel and by extension the United States that air strikes against Syria will be retaliated against by Russian military power, it bears noticing former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter further warning that “Israel would do well to reflect on Russia’s recent history, “bluffing” is not part of the lexicon” in his just published article “Continued Israeli Airstrikes On Syria Are Testing Moscow’s Patience, Jerusalem Would Do Well Not To Poke The Russian Bear”

—and though these warnings of a looming global nuclear apocalypse are being kept from the American people, the same can’t be said about their elite leaders—and as proven by the bipartisan group of US Senators

—led by Republican US Senator Todd Young and Democrat US Senator Tim Kaine

—who yesterday introduced emergency legislation that would strip Biden of his war powers.

[Note: Some words and/or phrases appearing in quotes in this report are English language approximations of Russian words/phrases having no exact counterpart.]

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/517122-israel-airstrikes-russia-syria/

Continued Israeli airstrikes on Syria are testing Moscow’s patience, Jerusalem would do well not to poke the Russian bear

How Russia responds to Israel's attacks on Iranian targets inside Syria could make all the difference as to whether the region boils over into full-scale war or continues to simmer at its current, already dangerous, level.

In an official statement last week, the special envoy of the president of Russia to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, indicated that Moscow was rapidly losing patience with Israel over airstrikes against alleged Iranian targets on Syria soil. “Sooner or later, the cup of patience, including the Syrian government, may be overflowing, and a retaliatory strike will follow, which will accordingly lead to a new round of tension. These attacks must be stopped, they are counterproductive. We hope that the Israeli side will hear our concerns, including concerns about the possible escalation of violence in Syria.”

The language, though diplomatic, leaves little room for misinterpretation. By using the term “including” about the Syrian government losing patience, Lavrentiev left no doubt that the other “inclusive” party was Russia. This linkage carries over into the not-so-veiled threat of a “retaliatory strike” and “possible escalation of violence.” In short, Lavrentiev’s warning was as blunt a threat against Israel that could be made short of stating the obvious – if Israel continues to bomb Syria, Russia will have no choice but to shoot down their planes.