The President of the United States has declared that the 17 million inhabitants of the capital city of a country should immediately evacuate.
Republican Congressman (and engineer) Thomas Massie (Kentucky) [wikipedia.org] has stated [archive.ph] that he will introduce a war powers resolution today, Tuesday, to prevent the President of the United States going to war without first consulting Congress.
"This is not our war. But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution."
The current President of the United States has been known to wonder why the United States cannot use nuclear weapons [cnbc.com].