With the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq just days away, a bipartisan group of senators has been working on an effort to repeal both the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force against the country.
, two of the more moderate Republicans in the chamber; and Sen. Rand Paul, a quasi-libertarian. Every Democratic member voted in favor of the measure.
In comments to Insider, Romney defended his nay vote by arguing that AUMFs are still needed today. "The world continues to be a troubled place, and I don't want to remove any of the authorities that have been, or may be, relied upon to defend our interests," he. This feeling was shared by Sen. Rick Scott, a Florida Republican. "I don't want to do anything that reduces the President's ability to kill somebody like Soleimani," Scott told Insider.
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