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Utah's John Curtis became the first GOP senator to draw a hard line on the 60-day War Powers clock, threatening to block war funding without a congressional declaration.
MSM Perspective
The Hill frames Curtis as a lone dissenter whose position may not survive party pressure.
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X treats Curtis's break as the first real crack in Republican war support, with accounts tallying which senators might follow.
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) announced Wednesday that he will not support continued military operations in Iran beyond the 60-day window prescribed by the War Powers Resolution, making him the first Republican senator to draw an explicit funding line against his own president's war. [1]
The deadline falls on April 29, sixty days after the February 28 launch of Operation Epic Fury.
Curtis, who voted against advancing Iran war powers resolutions three times this year, published an op-ed in the Deseret News framing his position through Vietnam's escalation. What began with 35 advisers in 1950 became 500,000 troops and 60,000 American dead. "The Constitution assigns the legislative branch the clear and explicit right to declare war," Curtis wrote. "I will not support ongoing military action beyond a 60-day window without congressional approval." [2]
The senator was careful to validate the president's initial strike authority, calling the action "consistent with his legal authority" while insisting on "constitutional accountability in the long term." [2]
The Middle East Eye reported that Curtis has also told colleagues he "cannot support funding for further military operations" without a formal declaration, raising the stakes beyond a procedural vote to an appropriations fight. [3]
Whether Curtis finds company remains the question. No other Republican senator has endorsed his position publicly, and Senate leadership has shown no appetite for a war authorization vote.
-- SAMUEL CRANE, Washington
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