<p>A recently resurfaced video of then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) may be a stumbling block for Democrats who are all too eager to insist that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to take military action against Iran without first getting a permission slip from Congress.</p>
<p>Pelosi, after then-President Barack Obama took similar criticism for striking Libya in 2011, defended his actions and claimed that he did not need authorization from Congress before engaging in military action.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Madam Speaker — Madam Leader, you&#8217;re saying that the president did not need authorization initially and still does not need any authorization from Congress on Libya?&#8221; a reporter asked her.</p>
<p>Pelosi replied with just one word — &#8220;Yes&#8221; — before she concluded the briefing.</p>
<p>But Pelosi has either forgotten her previous statements, changed her tune in the intervening years — or, because of a change in presidents — said exactly the opposite when Trump authorized Operation Epic Fury.</p>
<p>&#8220;President Trump’s decision to initiate military hostilities into Iran starts another unnecessary war which endangers our service members and destabilizes an already fragile region. The Constitution is clear: decisions that lead our nation into war must be authorized by Congress,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/2027767074118869334">claimed</a> on Saturday, as American and Israeli forces executed joint strikes against the Iranian regime.</p>
<p>Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) offered a similar take, saying, &#8220;Trump ripped up the Iran nuclear deal and created this mess. Now, he&#8217;s putting service members in harm&#8217;s way with no clear plan and no Congressional approval. The American people deserve answers — and Congress needs to do its job.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said essentially the same, arguing that Trump had &#8220;single-handedly&#8221; started a full-scale war in Iran, adding, &#8220;&#8216;America first&#8217; doesn’t mean dragging the United States into another forever war built on lies while ignoring the needs of Americans here at home. The Constitution is clear: only Congress can declare war. The Senate must come back in session immediately to vote up or down on a War Powers Resolution.&#8221;</p>
<p>But Pelosi&#8217;s own prior defense of Obama (not to mention the War Powers Resolution of 1973) stands in direct opposition to those claims.</p>
<p>The War Powers Resolution, as Secretary of State <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-unloads-on-reporter-who-asks-why-trump-didnt-notify-congress-before-striking-iran">Marco Rubio</a> noted on Monday, only requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours once hostilities have begun — and further allows him to wage war for 60 days, with an additional 30 days for any necessary troop drawdowns, without a vote from Congress authorizing the action.</p>

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