WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released a statement as tensions grow in the Middle East after the President's Easter Morning threat to escalate the U.S. bombing campaign to include civilian targets if Iran refuses to open the Strait of Hormuz.
"The President's unhinged post Easter Sunday morning saying that Tuesday is "Power Plant Day" in Iran followed by an interview where he continued, "I am blowing up everything over there" are gravely dangerous to our country on two levels.
The first is moral and legal. Attacking civilian infrastructure without a direct military purpose but with a disproportionate impact on civilians is a war crime and puts the United St...