Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

US Senate backs repeal of 'zombie' Iraq war authorizations, 20 years after invasion

The U.S. Senate easily passed legislation on Wednesday to repeal two decades-old authorizations for past wars in Iraq, as Congress pushes to reassert its role in deciding whether to send troops into combat 20 years after the last invasion.

Two Decades Later, US Senate Votes To Abolish Iraq War Authorization

Two Decades Later, US Senate Votes To Abolish Iraq War Authorization Via The Cradle, The US Senate voted 66-30 on 29 March to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that allowed former president George W. Bush to launch a military invasion of Iraq under false claims that the country possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The bill is now headed to the Republican-led House of Representatives, where it remains uncl…

US Senate votes to repeal authorisation for military force in Iraq, 20 years after invasion

Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations 20 years after U.S. invasion ...

Senate votes to repeal two Iraq military authorizations

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal two decades-old authorizations to use military force against Iraq after supporters of the legislation had fended off floor

U.S. Senate backs repeal of ‘zombie’ Iraq war authorizations, 20 years after invasion

Two decades after the 2003 U.S. invasion that toppled Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, the vote was a symbolic step away from a war that killed hundreds of thousands - Click the link for more details.

Welch votes to repeal Military Force Authorization against Iraq

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Senator Peter Welch is supporting efforts to make it harder for troops to head back to Iraq.Welch voted in support of a bill that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq.These authorizations give power to the president to deploy troops to Iraq without going through Congress first. Welch said we don’t need these authorizations anymore.