June 17, 2021
BY Chris Walker, Truthout
House Passes Historic Bill 🕊️ Ending Military Authorization in Iraq SNIPPET:
Legislation that would end the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq or in situations where U.S. interests are impacted in that region of the world, passed within the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The vote on the bill was technically bipartisan
, with 49 🐘
Republicans joining
219 Democrats in the
House.
The bill, which ends the AUMF that was originally passed in 2002 during the run-up to the war in Iraq, has the support of lawmakers in the Senate as well. The White House has also signaled that President Joe Biden would sign the bill into law if it reached his desk.
The administration supports the repeal of the 2002 AUMF, as the United States has no ongoing military activities that rely solely on the 2002 AUMF as a domestic legal basis, the White House said in a statement earlier this week.
The Iraq War has been over for nearly a decade. The authorization passed in 2002 is no longer necessary in 2021, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York).
Full article:
https://truthout.org/articles/congress-poised-to-end-presidential-authority-for-use-of-military-force-in-iraq/