Details of canceling the “American mandate” to wage war on Iraq

by **Rocky** Fri 18 Jun 2021, 6:44 am

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Details of canceling the “American mandate” to wage war on Iraq

by Rocky Fri 18 Jun 2021, 6:44 am

[size=52]Details of canceling the “American mandate” to wage war on Iraq[/size]

[size=45]On Thursday, the US House of Representatives voted to repeal the authorization for the use of military force granted to the president since 2002, which authorized the launching of war on Iraq, in a resolution that requires congressional approval to become effective.[/size]
[size=45]268 lawmakers voted in favor of repealing against 161. Almost all Democrats support repealing the mandate, while most Republicans oppose it. For the repeal to take effect, the measure would have to be endorsed by the Senate, where the prospects are more murky.[/size]
[size=45]It must also be signed into law by President Joe Biden. And the White House said - in a statement last Monday - that the Biden administration supports the abolition of this law that authorized the use of force against Iraq, and was issued during the era of former President George W. Bush in October 2002, “because no military activities of the United States are currently taking place exclusively” on this Text.[/size]
[size=45]For his part, the leader of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, explained that "the current operations are being carried out within the framework of the Authorization for the Use of Military Force issued in 2001, which authorizes the use of force against some terrorist groups."[/size]
[size=45]This text was issued after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and was originally approved to confront Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden, and it does not specify a time limit or a geographical scope for US military operations.[/size]
[size=45]The Pentagon bases its foreign operations on this law, in force since 2001, to launch military campaigns around the world.[/size]
[size=45]The chances of repealing this text in Congress seem less compared to that issued in 2002, and the White House seemed to open the way in a small and conditional way to repeal the 2001 text, without explicitly referring to it.[/size]
[size=45]The administration's statement said Biden "is determined to work with Congress to ensure that legacy authorizations for the use of military force are replaced with a narrow, specific framework that has been adapted to ensure that we continue to protect Americans in the face of terrorist threats."[/size]
[size=45]"As the administration works with Congress to reform both authorizations for the use of military force, it will be necessary to maintain clear authority to respond to threats to American national interests with decisive and effective military action," the White House said.[/size]
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