Republicans hand Trump the wheel on Iran, but one red line emerges
House Republicans are signaling that they're largely OK giving President Donald Trump the reins as the U.S. and Israel continue their joint operation against Iran.But one red line looms on...
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House Republicans are signaling that they're largely OK giving President Donald Trump the reins as the U.S. and Israel continue their joint operation against Iran. But one red line looms on the horizon for most GOP lawmakers, one that would put dozens of them in a difficult position between supporting their party leader and keeping in line with Congress' constitutional authorities. "I would like to see congressional approval for boots on the ground," Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., told Fox News Digital. He added, however, that "right now, it’s just an intervention, which is very similar to what Obama and Clinton and other presidents throughout my lifetime have done." The ongoing strikes, which killed Iran's supreme leader and other high-ranking members of Tehran's repressive regime, have so far been comprised of coordinated missile launches on military targets. JONATHAN TURLEY: HOW TRUMP BOXED CONGRESS INTO FIGHT OR FLIGHT CHOICE ON IRAN But the Trump administration has not ruled out having a U.S. presence on the ground there despite assurances that the mission will be finite and only lasting a matter of weeks rather than months or years. "The president is doing what he should be doing. … I agree with the policy," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital. "If at some point this extends beyond … in terms of boots on the ground and budgetary need and scope, that starts to then demand our involvement, then we’ll look at it." Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said she too backed the operation, but added, "If ground troops get involved, I think that's a very different conversation. That's not where we are today." 74 RETIRED US GENERALS, ADMIRALS BACK IRAN STRIKES, WARN TEHRAN SEEKS TO ‘SPILL AMERICAN BLOOD’ "We're taking it day by day at this point to see how things progress, but that would certainly be something that we as Congress would like to be involved in the discussion," Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., told Fox News Digital. But he also argued that forcing the operation to…