The US Senate votes to revoke two mandates for the Iraq war

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The US Senate votes to revoke two mandates for the Iraq war

2023-03-27 22:12

 

 

Shafaq News/ The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday in favor of advancing legislation to revoke two decades-old authorizations to wage two wars in Iraq, as Congress sought to reaffirm its role in making the decision to send troops to fight.

 

 

The vote ended 65-28, more than the 60 votes needed in the 100-member Senate, paving the way for a vote on approval later this week. All the "no" votes were from members of the Republican Party.

 

Members of Congress have argued for years that the latter has ceded too much power to presidents of both the Republican and Democratic parties over sending troops to fight by authorizing and then failing to rescind wide open wars. They added that presidents have used these authorizations for years to justify military action in separate parts of the world.

 

Under the Constitution, Congress, not the president, has the power to declare war.

 

Supporters of the current bill describe the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq as dead mandates. They say that it is outdated and inappropriate because the wars ended a long time ago and Iraq became a partner of the United States.

 

This month marked the twentieth anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war in 2003.

 

"Removing these authorizations will show the region and the world that the United States is not an occupying power, that the Iraq war is over, and that we are moving forward and working with Iraq as a strategic partner," Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said before the vote.

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The US Senate votes unanimously to cancel the two Iraq war mandates

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The US Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of advancing legislation to revoke two decades-old authorizations to wage two wars in Iraq, with Congress seeking to reaffirm its role in making the decision to send troops to fight, while supporters of this decision consider Iraq a strategic partner of the United States.

The vote ended 65-28, more than the 60 votes needed in the 100-member Senate, paving the way for a vote on approval later this week. All the "no" votes were from members of the Republican Party.

For his part, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said before the vote, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, that "revocation of these authorizations will show the region and the world that the United States is not an occupying power, that the Iraq war has ended, and that we are moving forward and working with Iraq as a strategic partner." .

In turn, supporters of the current bill describe the two authorizations for the use of military force of 1991 and 2002 against Iraq as "dead mandates," noting that "time has become obsolete and inappropriate."

Supporters attributed this to the fact that "the wars ended a long time ago, and Iraq became a partner of the United States."

Members of Congress said the House has ceded too much power to presidents of both the Republican and Democratic parties to send troops to fight by authorizing, then failing to rescind, wide open warfare. Pointing out that "presidents have used these authorizations for years to justify military action in separate parts of the world."

On March 20, 2023, the twentieth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the US-led coalition, when the military operation launched on March 20, 2003, overthrew the former Iraqi regime.

[screwball]

trigger? maybe they are waiting on this???

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1 hour ago, screwball said:

trigger? maybe they are waiting on this???

Hmmmm could be....

[Laid Back]

Very interesting timing.

 

This will show the world that Iraq is a sovereign country.

 

Go sovereignty 

Go Security 

Go Stability 

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1 hour ago, Laid Back said:

Very interesting timing.

 

This will show the world that Iraq is a sovereign country.

 

Go sovereignty 

Go Security 

Go Stability 

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exactly...

[umbertino]

 

The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Wednesday to repeal two decades-old authorizations for past wars in Iraq, as Congress pushes to reassert its role in deciding whether to send troops into combat 20 years after the last invasion

 

 

March 29, 20237:56 PM GMT+2

By Patricia Zengerle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/majority-us-senate-backs-repeal-iraq-war-authorizations-voting-continues-2023-03-29/

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After the vote of the US Senate

Parliamentary Defense: The decision to end the mandate for the war on Iraq will contribute to strengthening relations with Washington

2023.03.30 - 09:34

 

Baghdad - people  

The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee commented, on Thursday, on the American legislative movement that decided to end two authorizations to wage war on Iraq, while noting that this "will contribute to strengthening stable and balanced relations between Baghdad and Washington."  

  

  

  

A member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, Hussein Al-Amiri, said in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by "NAS" (March 30, 2023), that "the US Senate's recent vote to end the authorization for the war on Iraq that was granted to the US president is a good initiative."  

  

He pointed out that "Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani's approach is different in dealing with foreign relations, especially with the United States of America, as al-Sudani's policy is characterized by transparency, and through this American legislative step, it is possible to open a new page with the American coalition forces in order to train Iraqi forces and also to arm the Iraqi army.  

  

Al-Amiri noted that "this step will lead to security and stability in Iraq in light of the endless war between Russia and Ukraine, especially since stability in our region serves all parties and serves Iraq directly."  

  

He stressed that "negotiation and transparency in dealing with the American side leads to stability in the region, and we in Iraq hope that there will be no disagreements or disagreements between neighboring countries, because this affects the stability of the political, economic and security conditions of the country."  

  

The US Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of advancing legislation to revoke decades-old authorizations to wage wars in Iraq, as Congress sought to reaffirm its role in making the decision to send troops into combat.  

  

- The vote ended 65-28, more than the 60 votes needed in the 100-member Senate, paving the way for a vote on approval later this week. All the "no" votes were from members of the Republican Party.    

  

Members of Congress have said for years that Congress has ceded too much power to presidents of both the Republican and Democratic parties over sending troops to fight by authorizing, then failing to rescind, wide open warfare. They added that presidents have used these authorizations for years to justify military action in separate parts of the world.    

  

Under the Constitution, Congress, not the president, has the power to declare war.    

  

Supporters of the current bill describe the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq as dead mandates. They say that it is outdated and inappropriate because the wars ended a long time ago and Iraq became a partner of the United States.    

  

This month marked the twentieth anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war in 2003.    

  

"Removing these authorizations will show the region and the world that the United States is not an occupying power, that the Iraq war is over, and that we are moving forward and working with Iraq as a strategic partner," Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said before the vote.    

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A political welcome to end the "war mandate" on Iraq

The first  2023/03/30

 

 

  Baghdad: Hoda Al-Azzawi 

 

Political and parliamentary circles welcomed a draft bill voted by the US Senate to end two authorizations to wage war on Iraq in 1991 and 2003, believing that this would contribute to strengthening stable and balanced relations between Iraq and the US side.

And the US Senate voted overwhelmingly last Monday in favor of advancing legislation to cancel two authorizations dating back decades to wage two wars on Iraq, and the legislation was transferred to the House of Representatives (the second chamber of Congress), which is expected to pass it as well, as the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, stated, He told reporters last week that he would support these efforts as long as part of the "authorization for use of military force" for the war on terror remained.

Commenting on the American legislative movement, Hussein al-Amiri, a member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, said in an interview with "Al-Sabah": "The US Senate's recent vote to end the mandate for the war on Iraq that was granted to the American president is a good initiative."

He pointed out that "Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani's approach is different from others in dealing with foreign relations, especially with the United States of America, as al-Sudani's policy is characterized by transparency, and through this American legislative step, it is possible to open a new page with the American coalition forces in order to train forces." and also for the arming of the Iraqi army.

Al-Amiri noted that "this step will lead to security and stability in Iraq in light of the endless war between Russia and Ukraine, especially since stability in our region serves all parties and serves Iraq directly."

He stressed that "negotiation and transparency in dealing with the American side leads to stability in the region, and we in Iraq hope that there will be no disagreements or disagreements between neighboring countries, because this affects the stability of the political, economic and security conditions of the country."