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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Byrd says Bush needs congressional OK for widening war
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Robert Byrd introduced a Senate resolution Wednesday to keep the president from launching military action against Syria or Iran, which the Bush administration accuses of meddling in the war in Iraq, without the approval of Congress.

Byrd, D-West Virginia, was an early opponent of the invasion of Iraq. He said Thursday that he feared "the machinery may have already been set in motion which may ultimately lead to a military attack inside Iran or perhaps Syria."

"This resolution, which I hold in my hand, is a rejection of the bankrupt, dangerous and unconstitutional doctrine of pre-emption, which proposes that the president -- any president -- may strike any country before that country threatens us," he said.
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