Senate Panel, Votes to Repeal, Iraq War Authorizations.<br />Senate Panel, Votes to Repeal, Iraq War Authorizations.<br />On August 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee <br />voted 18-14 to repeal both the 1991 and 2002 <br />Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). .<br />On August 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee <br />voted 18-14 to repeal both the 1991 and 2002 <br />Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). .<br />The decades-old authorizations twice launched the U.S. into war with Iraq.<br />According to ABC News, supporters say the action by Congress is long overdue.<br />Senator Tim Kaine (D) of Virginia noted that <br />no current action by the U.S. is using either AUMF, "as the legal basis for any current U.S. military activity, <br />nor are they needed to justify the detention<br />of even a single detainee now in U.S. custody.".<br />Senator Tim Kaine (D) of Virginia noted that <br />no current action by the U.S. is using either AUMF, "as the legal basis for any current U.S. military activity, <br />nor are they needed to justify the detention<br />of even a single detainee now in U.S. custody.".<br />I ask this committee to send a clear and bipartisan message that a Congress that initiated military action against Iraq can also recognize the end of hostilities against Iraq, Tim Kaine, Virginia Senator (D), via ABC News.<br />I ask this committee to send a clear and bipartisan message that a Congress that initiated military action against Iraq can also recognize the end of hostilities against Iraq, Tim Kaine, Virginia Senator (D), via ABC News.<br />After years of fighting to repeal the costly war, Senator Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky applauded the bipartisan congressional action.<br />After years of fighting to repeal the costly war, Senator Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky applauded the bipartisan congressional action.<br />It’s much easier to start a war than to end a war. I think the vote today is not meaningless and symbolic. It is to say that we do not give any president, Republican or Democrat, permission for a large land scale war in Iraq. We’re taking away that permission, Rand Paul, Kentucky Senator (R), via ABC News.<br />It’s much easier to start a war than to end a war. I think the vote today is not meaningless and symbolic. It is to say that we do not give any president, Republican or Democrat, permission for a large land scale war in Iraq. We’re taking away that permission, Rand Paul, Kentucky Senator (R), via ABC News.<br />ABC News reports that the repeal action now moves to the full Senate where it is expected to be approved.<br />After approval by the Senate, the repeal <br />effort would then pass on to President Biden <br />who has previously signaled his support.<br />The last time Congress repealed military <br />authorization was in January of 1971, <br />ending the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.<br />The last time Congress repealed military <br />authorization was in January of 1971, <br />ending the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution
