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tecelote

(5,122 posts) Sat Feb 14, 2015, 06:10 AM Feb 2015

Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Sweeping 2001 War Authorization

Democratic senators unveiled legislation Friday night to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, a sweeping 9/11-era war authorization that never expired and that President Barack Obama is now using to justify the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/13/2001-war-authorization_n_6682398.html

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Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Sweeping 2001 War Authorization (Original Post) tecelote Feb 2015 OP

Good, but why didn't they do this in summer, 2009? Scuba Feb 2015 #1

We're going to be asking that question a lot over the next few years. stillwaiting Feb 2015 #2

You mean like with voter rights? Scuba Feb 2015 #3

Merrily we Bomb-along, bomb along, bomb along...merrily we...o'er the deep blue sea. libdem4life Feb 2015 #4

The repukes are going to be torn between wanting to divest the President of power, Aristus Feb 2015 #5

Obama told Congress they should do that a long time ago, and they didn't. Now at last the Dems... Hekate Feb 2015 #6

With GOP now controlling CONgress, it's another example of a dollar short and a day late. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #7

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Good, but why didn't they do this in summer, 2009?

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 08:03 AM

Feb 2015

stillwaiting

(3,795 posts)

2. We're going to be asking that question a lot over the next few years.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 08:38 AM

Feb 2015

We've already been given a few occasions to reflect on this thought.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. You mean like with voter rights?

Reply to stillwaiting (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 08:46 AM

Feb 2015

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

4. Merrily we Bomb-along, bomb along, bomb along...merrily we...o'er the deep blue sea.

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 03:57 PM

Feb 2015

Aristus

(66,436 posts)

5. The repukes are going to be torn between wanting to divest the President of power,

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 06:23 PM

Feb 2015

and wanting to get their war-freak on...

Hekate

(90,769 posts)

6. Obama told Congress they should do that a long time ago, and they didn't. Now at last the Dems...

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2015, 01:45 AM

Feb 2015

...are getting a move on, and I am sure Obama is fine with that. But in terms of what he needs to do now, he has to work with what Bush's Congress left him.

Strange to watch the Republicans do back-flips.

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

7. With GOP now controlling CONgress, it's another example of a dollar short and a day late.