[pjw] INFO: Senate committee forwards request to end Iraq war authorizations

[Peace and Justice Works]

IAG supporters
I feel like we've been down this road before, but this news came out on 
Wednesday that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to send a 
recommendation to the full Senate to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war 
authorizations.

I haven't had the time to look up how the 13-8 vote split was made up but 
usually these committees have even numbers of D's and R's, so I don't 
think it was along party lines.

Anyway, potentially good news as we are about to mark the 20 year 
anniversary of the war that it may formally be called off... even though 
the US still has 2500 troops and the world's largest embassy in Iraq.

Thanks to Scott for the tip on this.

dan handelman
peace and justice works iraq affinity group

  https://www.reuters.com/world/us/twenty-years-later-us-senate-may-finally-end-authorization-war-iraq-2023-03-08/
March 8, 2023 9:18 PM UTC
Twenty years later, US Senate may finally end authorization for war on Iraq
    By Patricia Zengerle

    WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee backed
    legislation on Wednesday to repeal two authorizations for past wars in
    Iraq, paving the way for a possible vote in the full Senate before the
    20th anniversary of the last invasion by American troops.

    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 13-8 to approve a bill to
    repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force,
    or AUMFs, against Iraq, the latest attempt to reassert Congress' role
    in deciding to send troops into combat.

    Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the full
    Senate could vote on the legislation in the next few weeks. That would
    coincide with the 20th anniversary of the March 19, 2003, invasion of
    Iraq.

    Senator Tim Kaine, a leader of efforts to repeal old AUMFs, said it
    makes no sense to have the authorizations on the books.

    "Iraq was an enemy in '02," he told Reuters in a telephone interview.
    "Increasingly, they are a security partner. We work with Iraq to defeat
    ISIS and continue to guard against terrorist activity."

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    Lawmakers have been arguing for years that Congress has ceded too much
    authority to the president over whether troops should be sent into
    combat, by passing and then failing to repeal broad, open-ended war
    authorizations that presidents have then used for years to justify
    military action around the globe.

    For example, Republican then-President Donald Trump said the 2002 AUMF
    provided legal authority for the 2020 killing in Iraq of senior Iranian
    military commander Qassem Soleimani.

    Under the Constitution, Congress, not the president, has the right to
    declare war.

    The measure's chances of becoming law were unclear. Despite support
    from members of both parties in both the Senate and House of
    Representatives, there is also significant opposition.

    Republican Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign
    Affairs Committee, called for a replacement, written in consultation
    with military commanders, before repealing existing AUMFs.

    "Piecemeal repeal of those Iraq authorities is not a serious
    contribution to war powers reform," McCaul said in a statement.
    Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; editing by Grant McCool
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    Patricia Zengerle

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    Patricia Zengerle has reported from more than 20 countries, including
    Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. An award-winning
    Washington-based national security and foreign policy reporter who also
    has worked as an editor, Patricia has appeared on NPR, C-Span and other
    programs, spoken at the National Press Club and attended the Hoover
    Institution Media Roundtable. She is a recipient of the Edwin M. Hood
    Award for Diplomatic Correspondence.
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