The Anti-War Vote That Came 20 Years Late

Members of the United States Senate are patting themselves on the back. They officially just voted to end the war in Iraq — sort of.

The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force for the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, and the legislation is being praised by its supporters in the Senate as a reassertion of the war-making powers of Congress. “This vote shows that Congress is prepared to call back our constitutional role in deciding how and when a nation goes to...