Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has failed to gain support for a bill he introduced that would give President Biden the authority to wage war against Russia if he determined Moscow used chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Kinzinger announced that he introduced the bill on Sunday, but as of Thursday, the legislation has not gained a single cosponsor.
The bill Kinzinger introduced is an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that he said was necessary to draw a “red line” against Moscow’s use of WMDs. “I’m introducing this AUMF as a clear red line so the Administration can take appropriate action should Russia use chemical, biological, and/or nuclear weapons,” Kinzinger said.
The legislation would allow President Biden to determine if Russia used chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in Ukraine. If the president determined such weapons were used, the AUMF would give him sweeping authority to wage war, which would only be terminated once the president “certifies to Congress that the territorial integrity of Ukraine has been restored.”
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Kinzinger has been an outspoken proponent of US and NATO intervention in the war despite the obvious risk of nuclear war. He initially was calling for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which would require the US to shoot down Russian warplanes and bomb surface-to-air missiles inside Russian territory.
President Biden has rejected the calls for a no-fly zone and has repeatedly said he won’t send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia directly, although he is still risking provoking Moscow by sending billions in weapons into Ukraine.
The Pentagon/NATO Command doesn’t want US/NATO Troops involved is because they would get their A$$es kicked.
I guess that a lot of them don’t want to commit suicide.
We all know that the USA is the one ready AGAIN to use nukes. Russia responsibly refuses a first strike.
Aw, poor guy. He must feel so lonely, knowing that he’s the most extreme psychopath in congress.
With some very stiff competition.
He will look to AIPAC, ADL for sponsors. Recalcitrant members will be tamed
I’m surprised he didn’t get Dizzy Lizzy to cosponsor it.
Maybe if he cries a little bit some people will support him …?
What are the odds that this clown would be on the first C-17 flying into Ukraine? My wild ass guess would be less than zero.
Let’s hope they continue to ignore this warmongering little prck.
That means the planned False Flag operation got cancelled…!
No. It means it is still on the books. What better way to get things rolling.
He is just looking for headlines. Probably thought this was his issue for higher office.
The good news: this psychopath is NOT running for reelection.
What is it with the Trump hating RINOs = they are more warmongerish than the Dems or other non-Conservative Republicans.
Thank God that this WWIII resolution has met an antagonistic reception. All anyone with a brain has to do is look how numerous false flag “chemical weapons” attacks took place in Syria. Those looking to get America to fight their wars are the ones doing these FALSE FLAG events. Worse yet, the The head of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog has defended its conclusion that chlorine was used in an attack in Syria in April 2018, after a whistleblower alleged the report misrepresented some of the facts amid Russian claims that the watchdog is being politicised by the west.
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WikiLeaks at the weekend published an email from a member of the fact-finding team that investigated the attack which accused the body of altering the original findings of investigators to make evidence of a chemical attack seem more conclusive.
SYRIA-CONFLICT-IDLIBSyrians run for cover during an air strike by pro-regime forces on the market town of Kfar Ruma in Syria’s southwestern Idlib province, on May 30, 2019. – Regime forces and their Russian allies have over the past three months escalated bombardment of Syria’s last major jihadist bastion in the province of Idlib and adjacent areas. (Photo by Nazeer Al-khatib / AFP)NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images
Assad regime used chlorine as a chemical weapon, says US
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After the attack on 7 April 2018 in the suburb of Damascus, the US, France and Britain launched missile attacks on suspected chemical weapons facilities run by President Bashar al Assad’s army. Russia and Assad have always denied a chemical attack occurred, saying it was probably staged by UK intelligence.
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Alexander Shulgin, Russia’s ambassador to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at its annual forum in the Hague, said the official report into the attack was “distorting reality”.
The OPCW director general, Fernando Arias, defended the report, telling member countries: “the nature of any thorough inquiry for individuals in a team to express subjective views. While some of these diverse views continue to circulate in some public discussion forums, I would like to reiterate that I stand by the independent, professional conclusion [of the investigation].”
He was supported by the French ambassador, Luis Vassy, who said the Syrian investigation was impartial, professional and rigorous. He added he trusted the OPCW team of experts, and said his country was providing €1m (£854,000) to the investigatory team. Annabel Goldie, the defence minister, said the UK also had full confidence in the hardworking women and men of the OPCW technical secretariat, adding Britain was confident they “would continue to work professionally thoroughly and impartially.”
Shulgin, citing an email from a member of the investigating team dated June 2018 and an earlier document, questioned the conclusion by the OPCW in March 2019 that chlorine was used in Douma.
The leaked email by an investigator described as “Alex” and quoted by WikiLeaks expresses the “gravest concern”, saying the OPCW report “misrepresents the facts”, contains “unintended bias” and simplifies conclusions.
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The email says the published OPCW report into the attack changed the language on the levels of chlorine allegedly found compared with what investigators had originally wrote.
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It also questions whether or not the chemical came from barrels found at the scene, and whether those barrels had been dropped from the air – which would indicate Assad’s forces – or placed there manually there – which would indicate it was staged by Syrian rebels. The whistleblower said the published report’s conclusions on the barrels deviated significantly from the draft.
The leaks, probably designed to coincide with the start of the OPCW annual conference, were seized on by Russia to construct a claim that the OPCW is gradually being politicised by the west to put Assad on trial for the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Last year, despite Russian objections, the OPCW for the first time was given powers not just to investigate whether an attack had occurred, but identify the parties responsible.
Arias said details of the Douma incident had been passed to the new team set up to name the perpetrators.