Overview
- Sen. Tim Kaine said U.S. military action in Iran would be a massive mistake and urged sanctions and nonmilitary support for protesters.
- He said the U.S. strikes against 35 ISIS targets in Syria are legally valid under the 2001 authorization against al-Qaeda and affiliated groups.
- CBS’s Margaret Brennan reported the president has been briefed on Middle East options, with no decision made, no assets positioned, and no aircraft carriers currently in the region.
- Kaine highlighted a procedural effort he led with five Republican senators to require new congressional approval before further U.S. military action in Venezuela, saying he expects their support to hold and possibly grow.
- He vowed to force a Senate vote to bar any U.S. military action aimed at Greenland or Denmark, warning such a move would fracture alliances and isolate the United States.