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Iraq war authorizations move closer to repeal after committee vote

By Jamie McIntyre
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Iraq war authorizations move closer to repeal after committee vote

TOP STORY: On a bipartisan 14-8 vote, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has advanced a bill that would revoke 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force against Iraq that lawmakers and the Biden administration agree have outlived their usefulness.

“Keeping the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs on the books would only risk future misuse and undermine our partnership with Iraq,” said Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, one of the sponsors of the bill. “Iraq is not an enemy, and we should not treat it as if it is.”

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