On Friday, the Pentagon announced new deployments to the Middle East, including B-52 long-range bombers and ballistic missile defense destroyers. In a statement, the Pentagon said the move was done in part for the “defense of Israel.” Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, a group of progressive lawmakers led by Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush have sent President Biden a letter warning that the growing U.S. involvement in regional wars in the Middle East has not been authorized by Congress. The lawmakers wrote, “These destructive wars must end, as must any unauthorized U.S. involvement in them.”