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REP BRIAN MAST: Democrats don’t want war powers, they want to wave a white flag

Democrats would sabotage troops by forcing withdrawal amid active military operations

By Rep. Brian Mast Fox News

Published March 5, 2026 12:23pm EST

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Right now, American forces are engaged against the Iranian regime’s military infrastructure. Our aircraft are striking targets. Our servicemembers are defending American lives. This is not theoretical. It’s not academic. It’s real.

And in the middle of it, some members of Congress want to pass a war powers resolution to force President Donald Trump to pull U.S. forces out of the region while the threat is still active, still imminent.

That’s not an oversight. That’s surrender dressed up as procedure.

Iran didn’t just wake up yesterday as a bad actor. For 47 years, its regime has chanted "death to America," taken our diplomats hostage, bombed our embassies, armed Hezbollah and Hamas, backed militias that have killed American troops and launched missiles at U.S. bases. These are not just one-off attacks, these are imminent threats against the United States, carried out again and again.

In this U.S. Navy handout, the USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026, at sea. (U.S. Navy/via Getty Images)

Every president has tried something different — sanctions, negotiations, diplomatic resets, containment. Iran’s answer has always been the same: stall, deceive, continue to fund terrorism and keep building.

Time and again, weak leaders would rather avoid decisive action and instead hand it over to........

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