The issue focused on whether Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could tell Congress that the U.S. was limiting the use of a weapon that was specifically approved by the Obama administration for a specific target in Syria. The White House maintains that the use of the chemical weapons is a strategic choice that is "not new to the Obama administration." In a separate letter to the White House, the group said Trump should know that he has an obligation to inform Congress of any military action he decides to take.


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