@[email protected] to [email protected] • 11 months agoDems rip Biden for launching Houthi strikes without congressional approvalwww.politico.commessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up1305
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•11 months agoThere were two AUMFs. One for “terrorism” and one for Iraq.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoAnd the “terrorism” one is actually textually targeted at the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks. It’s not even itself overly broad, it’s just been twisted into a global war on terror because the executives want to do that and no one stopped them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-211 months ago It’s not even itself overly broad, it’s just been twisted into a global war on terror because the executives want to do that and no one stopped them. Yes, therein lies the problem. It was a stupid mistake to make and those that voted for it should have known better.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•11 months agoThey thought they would just repeal it later.
There were two AUMFs. One for “terrorism” and one for Iraq.
And the “terrorism” one is actually textually targeted at the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks. It’s not even itself overly broad, it’s just been twisted into a global war on terror because the executives want to do that and no one stopped them.
Yes, therein lies the problem. It was a stupid mistake to make and those that voted for it should have known better.
They thought they would just repeal it later.