Bruce Ackerman,Atlantic
On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will engage up a proposed authorization for the consume of military force. This initiative not only requires Congress to engage on renewed responsibility for America's 15-year struggle against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. It has the great merit of requiring the House and Senate to engage a clear stand, and for the first time,on Obama's decision to embark on a campaign against the Islamic State. Nevertheless, the new AUMF goes much too far in permitting President Trump to escalate the war on terrorism to new heights without the consent of Congress and the...
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