White House supports Senator Rand Paul’s bill to officially end U.S. Iraq war authority

[DonViejo]

Source: Agence France-Presse

By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 13:32 EST

Senator Rand Paul will introduce legislation Tuesday to finally bring Washington’s Iraq war authorization to an end, his office said, and the White House backs the Republican’s efforts in principle.

US forces withdrew from Iraq more than two years ago and President Barack Obama declared the war over, yet a loophole in the law green-lighting the March 2003 invasion of Iraq allows for future US presidents to send troops back to the turbulent country.

The bill by Paul, a libertarian who has consistently sought to scale back foreign intervention by US forces, would repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq.

“The war in Iraq is officially over,” Paul said, according to Foreign Policy magazine.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/14/white-house-supports-senator-rand-pauls-bill-to-officially-end-u-s-iraq-war-authority/

[pangaia]

1. Smart move by the Randian.

Now he can say he ended the war in EYE-rak.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. Exactly. Handed to him on a silver plate by BHO.

[pangaia]

11. Exactly x10

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Wait - since I was a Rand accolyte for wanting to shut down Spy On Everyone...

ouch, my head hurts.

[neverforget]

8. Mine too.

lol.

[Titonwan]

9. Right on!

Yer right, it does tend to make the noggin' ache.

[ronnie624]

13. Partisanship has never been known for its rationality.

Adhering to principles can be painful at times.

[hrmjustin]

4. I hope they do end the authorization.

[freshwest]

5. Obama asked to end the AUMF, see his words last year at 0:50 mark:

The GOP did their usual thing:

Republicans criticize Obama over call for repeal of 2001 use of force law

Sorry for link, yes, it's...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/24/republicans-criticize-obama-over-call-for-repeal-2001-use-force-law/

It is essential that it be ended now to continue Obama's intention to make peace with Iran because the neo-cons demand their WW3:

The President Should Ask Congress for an AUMF Against Iran's Nuclear Program, says FPI's William Kristol and Jamie Fly

http://www.foreignpolicyi.org/content/obama-administration-should-ask-congress-aumf-against-irans-nuclear-program-says-fpis-william-kristol

He ain't gonna do it, he's not a warmonger:



to EarlG

I still piss on Rand with his national right-to-work and personhood laws, pushing free enterprise zones, applauding mountain top removal, deregulation, ending social security, medicare, medicaid, food stamps, the ACA, public education and all the other evil he does. Naturally, he will get all the credit for this!

[Titonwan]

10. One big ass question...

... Why hasn't any Democrat Senator gotten ahead of Rand and proposed a bill? I mean it took Congress to pass that crap in the first place- so why hasn't any of our war mongering Democrats proposed this before now?
Dennis Kucinich or Russ Feingold would have done this long ago, but you see how that has worked out.
Yeah, Rand is a douche, but at least he sees our military adventures for what they are and I'm deeply troubled so many 'Democrats' are swayed (swooned?) by the M.I.C.C..
And yeah, Hillary 'will vote for war, always' Clinton is at the top of that list.
*The AUMF was a sham and was an end run around the U.N. and a blatant denial of congress to do their job, instead giving the POTUS all power to invade and conquer at will. His very own person 'Crusade v2.0™', that Junior Boy-in-DeciderChief. Russ Feingold was the only Senator to vote against it. See where that got him?

[Capt. Obvious]

12. I will not let him take this accomplishment from Obama

[BrotherIvan]

6. He fucking agrees with Rand Paul??

OMG: Pearl-clutching and name-calling commence!

[a2liberal]

7. OMG President Obama is a Libertarian troll !!!!!1!! (n/t)