"Senate Republicans have voted down a bill that would have curtailed President Donald Trump's use of force against drug cartels after he authorised strikes on boats suspected of engaging in drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela. The bill from Democratic Senators Adam Schiff of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia had called for the United States military to withdraw from hostilities that had not been authorized by Congress."
"The bill also noted that the designation of an entity as a foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist provides no legal authority for the President to use force against them. While Democrats invoked the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to force a vote in the Senate, the bill was rejected with a vote of 48 to 51 on Wednesday."
"Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the unchecked strikes in the Caribbean risk destabilising the region, provoking confrontation with neighbouring governments and drawing our forces into yet another open-ended conflict because of one man's impulsive decision-making. Trump earlier this year designated Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, El Salvador's MS-13, and Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel as foreign terrorist organizations."
Senate Republicans voted down a bill that would have limited the President's use of force against drug cartels after he authorised strikes on boats suspected of drug trafficking off Venezuela. The bill from Senators Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine sought withdrawal of US military forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress and stated that designation as a foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist provides no legal authority for the President to use force. Democrats invoked the War Powers Resolution, but the measure failed 48–51. President Trump designated several cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and ordered increased US military presence around the Caribbean; since September US forces have carried out at least four strikes, killing at least two.
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