Press Herald - As the attack prompted fears of wider and extended conflict, Republican Sen. Susan Collins called the strike “necessary.”
“The precision strike that the President ordered was a necessary response to Iran’s aggressive pursuit of nuclear weapons. This limited and decisive action is far preferable to the much broader conflict that would be all but inevitable if Iran were to obtain nuclear weapons,” Collins said in a written statement...
Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, called the bombing “reckless” and “unconstitutional.”
“The President’s decision to bomb Iran without the authorization of Congress is reckless, unconstitutional, and puts countless lives at risk—including U.S. troops currently stationed in the Middle East,” Pingree said in a written statement.
“No President has the authority to launch a military attack against any country without Congressional authorization — especially when there’s no imminent threat to the American people. This is unconstitutional,” she added...
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, called the bombings both “profoundly important” and “potentially dangerous.” Like Pingree, he urged the president to consult Congress before entering a war.
“The President has taken a profoundly important — and potentially dangerous — step in ordering the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities and thus risking U.S. involvement in another debilitating war in the Middle East,” said King in a written statement.