{"id":610411,"date":"2021-08-03T22:51:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T02:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=610411"},"modified":"2021-08-03T22:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T02:52:00","slug":"senate-foreign-relations-committee-discusses-repeal-of-2002-iraq-aumf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-foreign-relations-committee-discusses-repeal-of-2002-iraq-aumf\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Foreign Relations Committee discusses repeal of 2002 Iraq AUMF"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-foreign-relations-committee-discusses-repeal-of-2002-iraq-aumf%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=610411&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2480732\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2480732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:37 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, August 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Senators have pushed for an official end to policies related to the 2002 Iraq War. On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to discuss the abolition of the Authorization of Use of Military Force, which allowed the Bush administration to send troops to the Middle Eastern country.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, who have advocated for an outright repeal, said the AUMF was designed as a measure to defend American interests in Iraq and combat threats against the regime headed by Saadam Hussein. The authorization allowed the U.S. to use \u201cany means necessary\u201d to defend U.S. interests and \u201cenforce all relevant\u201d United Nations Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>However, some Democrats have argued the AUMF has become unnecessary by citing Hussein\u2019s execution in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration has made clear to a formal statement of administration policy that it is not relying on the 2002 AUMF for ongoing operations or detention authority,\u201d explained Sen. Bob Menendez (R-N.J.). \u201cLogically, as the terms of the AUMG applied only to threats emanating from Saddam Hussein\u2019s Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2002 AUMF is currently the only statutory authority to strike <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>-backed militias in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a>. At today\u2019s SFRC hearing, I questioned <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeputySecState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeputySecState<\/a> on whether a repeal of this authority would have negative, unintended consequences. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qf7AY5PW8O\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qf7AY5PW8O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member (@SenateForeign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateForeign\/status\/1422618735622430722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even diplomats in Joe Biden\u2019s State Department expressed support of the repeal by saying the order has outlived its usefulness. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman agreed with Democrats and claimed the move wouldn\u2019t effect diplomatic relations with Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Sherman added there were no ongoing military efforts solely focused on Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur current assessment is that we will not need the 2002 AUMF to protect American interests in the foreseeable future,\u201d she stated. \u201cIf we do need additional authorities to defend our people, we will not hesitate to come back to Congress to seek those authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Republicans in the Senate have urged their Democrat colleagues to take a repeal and replace approach.<\/p>\n<p>Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) warned of the rising threats in the region from groups linked to the Taliban, ISIS and the Iranian regime. He warned if repealing the 2002 AUMF resulted in the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, such as the current drawdown in Afghanistan, there would be a power vacuum where insurgents would take over the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hope is not a strategy\u2014especially when it comes to our national security. Policies the Administration is advancing\u2014like troop withdrawals and drawdowns from the Middle East\u2014have extraordinary potential to be misinterpreted and should be reconsidered. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E7j183wNI7\">pic.twitter.com\/E7j183wNI7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorRomney\/status\/1422667339313602561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, former U.S. ambassador to Japan Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) expressed the same concerns with Iran. He proposed Congress and the Biden administration repeal the 2002 authorization and replace it with an updated measure to combat the modern security concerns American troops have been facing from Iran-backed terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>However, other GOP senators, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), said it was time to officially end the war, in which the fighting stopped nearly a decade ago. Paul said AUMFs, such as the one under discussion, took an immense toll on the men and women who serve in the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who want to keep it in place have to realize this vote will be similar to the vote in 2002. The vote in 2002 allowed 100,000 troops or more to be in Iraq. It allowed 2,000 of our soldiers to die. It allowed 20,000 people to be wounded,\u201d he expressed. \u201c\u2026That\u2019s what you are voting for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I spoke at the Senate Foreign Relations hearing on AUMFs. Congress has a responsibility to not only vote to authorize new military action, but to repeal old authorizations that are no longer necessary. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qYN3oamlTB\">https:\/\/t.co\/qYN3oamlTB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1422586771293020170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The hearing came after House lawmakers voted to repeal a handful of AUMFs from the Cold War, Operation Desert Storm and the 2002 Iraq War. The push came after Biden ordered air strikes in Syria in February and June of this year without consulting with Congress beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers have been looking to hinder a president\u2019s ability to abuse AUMFs, while promoting ways to keep U.S. troops safe.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-touts-incentivizing-americans-to-take-experimental-vaccines-in-new-gaffe\/\">Biden Touts Incentivizing Americans To Take Experimental Vaccines In New Gaffe<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C. 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