Kinzinger (R-Ill.) Revealed to CBS “Face the Nation” that he had introduced the resolution, which, if passed by Congress, would authorize President Biden to allow the United States to provide military assistance to Ukraine against Russia. invasion. “I do not think we need to use force in Ukraine at this time. I just introduced an AUMF, a mandate to use military force, basically giving the president the power of Congress to authorize it if [weapons of mass destruction] “Nuclear, biological or chemical – are used in Ukraine,” Kinzinger told presenter Margaret Brennan. The Air Force veteran, who has served twice in Iraq, said the mandate would leverage Biden and act as a deterrent to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The resolution will not “force the president to [use military force]. It just says if [WMDs are] used, has this leverage. “It gives him more flexibility, but it is also a deterrent to Vladimir Putin,” he said. Kinzinger described the use of Russian nuclear, biological or chemical weapons as a “clear red line” for the United States. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / Cover Images / INSTARimages.com Debris after a Russian air raid on the village of Busiv in Ukraine near Kyiv on March 4, 2022.AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky, Archive) In a statement issued by his office in Congress shortly after his appearance on CBS, Kinzinger said: “Words matter, but so do our actions. “I am introducing this AUMF as a clear red line so that @POTUS can take appropriate action if Russia uses chemical, biological and / or nuclear weapons. “We must defend humanity and we must stand by our allies.” Congress passed an AUMF immediately after 9/11, authorizing former President George W. Bush to use the military to pursue terrorist groups that carried out the attacks. Kinzinger claims the resolution would be a deterrent to Russian President Vladimir Putin.CBS Another AUMF was adopted in 2002 for Iraq. Kinzinger said the United States must now be ready to act on behalf of Ukraine. “Before World War II, there were times when no one wanted to get involved and they finally realized they had to. “I hope we do not get to this point here, but we should be ready if we do,” he told CBS.
