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At long last, Congress rightly moves to withdraw war authorization

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Published June 21, 2021 1:30pm ET
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At long last, Congress rightly moves to withdraw war authorization
Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up at an intelligence headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off an intense firefight with security forces, officials said. (AP Photo) | AP

For nearly two decades, the Washington foreign policy establishment has dragged us into unchecked, unilateral, never-ending conflicts overseas. These wars cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and leave tens of thousands of service members and their families with both visible and invisible scars.

Even worse, over 7,000 fathers, mothers, daughters, and sons never came home.

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