Posted on 03/27/2023 12:47:12 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
Congress is inching closer toward repealing two Iraq war authorizations decades after their enactment, with bipartisan support emerging to reassert congressional authority, protect against a potential misuse of military force and send a message of support to Iraq, now a strategic U.S. ally.
The Senate is considering legislation to repeal Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs) for the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq after a strong 68-27 bipartisan procedural vote on March 16 to advance the bill.
And House Republicans appear ready for a debate on the Iraq war authorizations, should similar legislation move to the floor in the lower chamber.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) signaled his support for repealing authorizations for both wars, saying he was “into it.”
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Iraq is now a strategic ally?
Very timely.
Better late than never.
Just in time to prevent needless waste of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars.
I understand the goal of repealing the Iraq war resolutions is supposedly to protect against a potential misuse of military force, but IMO it’s stupid, just merely mouthing off some useless words to impress the public.
What I mean is, if the rats want to start another war, they will. It does not matter if it happens in or near Iraq, Ukraine, China or BF Egypt. This is just meaningless propaganda.
Now to repeal what has already happened, which is how it’s worded also competes with the mental abilities of a fence post. If they repeal it, will our fallen soldiers be resurrected? Will the billions of dollars in the Iraq war be returned?
Kinda the way I see it too… a form of virtue signaling.
We shouldn’t deploy without a declaration of war. Period.
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