Senate advances a bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations

Posted on AllSides March 16th, 2023
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Murad Sezer/Associated Press

A bill ending Iraq war authorizations has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate and is expected to be taken up by the chamber for a final vote next week, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

The legislation, sponsored by Sens Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Todd Young, R-Ind., would end two congressional resolutions that authorized the use of military force, also known as an AUMF, in Iraq: one from the Gulf War in 1991 and another from 2002. It passed the chamber on a 68-27...

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https://www.npr.org/2023/03/16/1163694370/congress-aumf-iraq-war-authorization-repeal-senate-vote

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