A procedural vote on ending Iraq war authorizations will take place in the Senate on Thursday morning. This legislation could be taken up by the Senate next week, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, if it clears that hurdle.
U.S. soldiers stand guard in Fallujah, May 2003. Congress will vote on whether to repeal the authorization for the use of military force orders passed in 1991 and in 2002 for two separate armed conflicts in Iraq.U.S. soldiers stand guard in Fallujah, May 2003. Congress will vote on whether to repeal the authorization for the use of military force orders passed in 1991 and in 2002 for two separate armed conflicts in Iraq.
"Congress has shirked its responsibility to our troops," Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Wednesday."For more than 20 years since passing these AUMFs, those in power have stretched and skewed their original intent."
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