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Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you shall allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose, and you allow him to make war at pleasure. Study to see if you can fix any limit to his power in this respect. If to-day he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, “I see no probability of the British invading us”; but he will say to you, “Be silent: I see it if you don’t.”

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Letter (1848-02-15) to William H. Herndon

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#US #Senate repeals 2002 #Iraq war resolution

The Senate unanimously voted Thursday to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 US invasion, following a House vote last month that would return the basic #WarPower to #Congress.

The amendment by Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) & Sen Todd Young (R-IN) was approved by voice vote to an annual defense authorization bill that passed the Senate late Thursday—a unanimous endorsement for ending the war that many now view as a mistake.
https://apnews.com/article/congress-war-powers-iraq-trump-a6bc311c0b0890022cb818550758c94e

Senate endorses repeal of 2002 Iraq war resolution

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later. The amendment by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana was approved by voice vote to an annual defense authorization bill that passed the Senate late Thursday. Iraqi deaths were estimated in the hundreds of thousands, and nearly 5,000 U.S. troops were killed in the war after President George W. Bush’s administration falsely claimed that then-President Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.

AP News