Johnson says the U.S. is 'not at war'
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters today that the
U.S. is “not at war” and has “no intention of being at war” after the
House defeated a war powers resolution, essentially greenlighting
the Trump administration’s Iran operations.
The resolution would have directed Trump to remove U.S. armed
forces “from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
“As you know, the war powers resolution failed. That is the right
result,” Johnson said. “We are not at war. We have no intention of
being at war. The president and the Department of Defense have
made this very clear — Department of War has made it very clear —
this is a limited operation.”
Johnson added that there is “a very clear mission,” which he said
was “nearly accomplished by all estimates” — but he said it “needs to
continue.”
“It would have been a very dangerous gambit to take the
commander in chief’s ability in a way to complete this mission. It
would have been a very serious misstep by Congress, and I'm
grateful that that resolution failed,” he said.
