A remarkable thing happened in Washington Thursday morning, especially given the vituperative atmosphere of politics today. Legislators introduced substantive legislation that is good policy, and a policy that the Heritage Foundation has been advocating for years.
repealing the two Iraq AUMFs. He has argued that repealing the 2002 Iraq AUMF won’t solve the terrorist threat. But that misses the point, as no one has asserted that repealing both Iraq AUMFs would do that.
Furthermore, repealing the two AUMFs is not a sign of weakness, but a sign that Congress is back in the business of exercising its war power authority. As Young told me today, “Iraq is a strategic partner of the United States in advancing the security and stability of the Middle East. Sadly, according to these laws that are still on the books, Iraq is still technically an enemy of the United States. This inconsistency and inaccuracy should be corrected.”That is why 11 Senate Republican co-sponsors joined forces to push for repeal, knowing that it would send a loud message to McConnell that this time they have the votes.
Apparently, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to move fast on the repeal effort, which, if the votes are there, would leave McConnell powerless to stop the legislation. At a time when China is building up its military, increasing its unlawful surveillance activities against the United States, and eyeing Taiwan, our Congress needs to get serious about exercising its constitutional prerogative to declare war and/or authorize the use of military force. Repealing outdated war authorizations is a step in the right direction.
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