Thank you very much. Thank you all for your service.

I do agree that it is a very troubling and creative interpretation of Article II authority to extend protection to partners.

This is the kind of thing that can lead us to slip or slide into a war, and that is why Congress needs to be engaged and have a debate about whether this is a mission that is in the national interest or not.

I support the actions that the Administration has taken because I believe that the United States is the guarantor of the freedom of navigation of international waters.

There may be a strategic wisdom in doing it but I think the activities are far beyond what a President's unilateral power would be.

I consider myself in the camp of Senators who believe the U.S. involvement in another war in the Middle East would reflect that we learned virtually nothing over the last 25 years.

Why should the United States and U.K. be shouldering the burden of this?

I agree with Senator Kaine that that is probably not a theory in good standing.

To claim that this is covered by Article II self-defense... is not self-defense under Article II of the Constitution.

We need to place an imperative and a priority on bringing to close this round of hostilities.

I am having a hard time understanding why this does not require a traditional congressional war authorization.

The extent of the military infrastructure inside Yemen... is extensive, and they have shown... the ability to very quickly rebuild their capacity.

There is no congressional authorization for these hostilities.

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The risks of miscalculation will not only lead to another deadly attack against U.S. service members, it could lead to a full scale regional war.

I thought your opening remarks sounded a lot more like a campaign speech for Donald Trump's reelection than a sober analysis of the situation on the ground in the region.

I believe we need to do everything in our power to protect our allies and the United States from the Iranian threat.

President Trump's policy toward Iran was a disaster. They got closer to a nuclear weapon. Their proxies did not get any weaker.