'It's far past time to put decisions of military action back in the hands of the people, as the constitution intended,' said RepBarbaraLee.
more than $21 trillion since it was launched in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Kevin Snow, program assistant for militarism and human rights with the Friends Committee on National Legislation,"In 2020, Trump administration lawyers argued that the 2002 Iraq AUMF provided a legal basis for the drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani," Snow observed."The Biden administration has confirmed its obsolescence and publicly supported repeal, but that is no guarantee that a future administration won't abuse it again."Six U.S.
"Three presidents have come and gone since Congress last voted to authorize a U.S. invasion of Iraq over twenty years ago; a fourth is now in office," Lee said in a."Yet the legacy of these horrific forever wars lives on in the form of the now-obsolete 2002 and 1991 AUMFs." Kaine added that"the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs are no longer necessary, serve no operational purpose, and run the risk of potential misuse."
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