Webb bill would ban military strike against Iran without congressional OK

WASHINGTON - Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., introduced legislation Monday that would prohibit the use of funds for military operations in Iran without congressional authorization.

"In my point of view, and in terms of the constitutional process, absent a direct attack or a clearly imminent threat, the place for that debate is here in the open forum of the Congress, not in some closed-door meetings at the White House," Webb said.