The Senate is poised to repeal decades-old war powers measures that authorized two wars with Iraq.
Over 1,000 US Marines from Fort Bragg disembark from a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transport plane at Dhahran air base in Saudi Arabia, August 21, 1990.The Senate on Thursday, in a procedural move, cleared the way for a final vote on repealing decades-old war powers measures that authorized two wars with Iraq -- first under former President George H. W. Bush in the Gulf War, and then by his son, former President George W.
Sen. Tim Kaine joins the Senate Democratic leadership to speak to reporters about ending the 2001 authorization for use of military force enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, at the Capitol in Washington, March 15, 2023."Americans are tired of endless wars," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Wednesday ahead of the debate.
"President Biden remains committed to working with the Congress to ensure that outdated authorizations for the use of military force are replaced with a narrow and specific framework more appropriate to protecting Americans from modern terrorist threats," it said in a statement. Over 1,000 US Marines from Fort Bragg disembark from a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transport plane at Dhahran air base in Saudi Arabia, August 21, 1990.One -- by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas -- is at the core of GOP opposition to repeal. Some Republicans have argued that repealing the laws might risk sending a dangerous message in an ever volatile part of the world, particularly with regard to Iran.
"I believe that the threat from Iran is so significant and so different from the wars since 9/11 or Saddam Hussain's Iraq, that we must pass a new AUMF should the situation require it," Young contended when the bill was first introduced.
The second GOP-sponsored amendment would have repealed that 2001 use-of-force authorization but was roundly rejected by all committee members but its sponsor, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
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