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Cure Worse Than Disease: Bill to Restrict Trump’s War Powers Would Actually “Endorse a Worldwide War on Terror”

April 21, 2018

Photo: Rick Findler/Getty Images CURE WORSE THAN DISEASE: BILL TO RESTRICT TRUMP’S WAR POWERS WOULD ACTUALLY “ENDORSE A WORLDWIDE WAR ON TERROR” ON MONDAY, THREE Republican and three Democratic senators, led by Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., released a draft of a new “authorization for use of military force,” or AUMF. This AUMF […]

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Mitch McConnell Moves to Grant the President Unlimited War Powers with No Expiration Date

January 24, 2016

Mitch McConnell Moves to Grant the President Unlimited War Powers with No Expiration Date The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials […]

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ISIS CAPTURES CITY WHERE MARINES ARE TRAINING IRAQI TROOPS AFTER OBAMA SUBMITS WAR AUTHORIZATION

February 14, 2015

ISIS CAPTURES CITY WHERE MARINES ARE TRAINING IRAQI TROOPS AFTER OBAMA SUBMITS WAR AUTHORIZATION Corporate poll says majority of Americans favor continued and expanded war On Thursday ISIS fighters attacked and seized a large section of the Iraqi city of al-Baghdadi, located about 50 miles northwest of Ramadi in Anbar province.   They also advanced […]

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Obama’s Force Authorization is a Blank Check for War Worldwide

February 13, 2015

Obama’s Force Authorization is a Blank Check for War Worldwide The president is requesting Congress to pass an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) resolution against ISIS. Congress has not issued a similar resolution since 2002, when President Bush was given the authority to wage war against Iraq. The purpose of this resolution […]

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OBAMA ASKS CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE WAR THAT’S ALREADY STARTED

February 13, 2015

OBAMA ASKS CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE WAR THAT’S ALREADY STARTED As the U.S. continues to bomb the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, President Obama asked Congress today to approve a new legal framework for the ongoing military campaign. The administration’s draft law “would not authorize long-term, large-scale ground combat operations” like Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama wrote in […]

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The New York Times Admits – Despite Going to Congress, Obama is Still Defending Unlimited War Powers

February 13, 2015

The New York Times Admits – Despite Going to Congress, Obama is Still Defending Unlimited War Powers President Obama is going before Congress to request authorization for the limited use of military force in a battle of up to three years against the Islamic State. On the surface, this looks like a welcome recognition of Congress’s ultimate authority […]

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