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IronLionZion

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3. Does this rein in the 9/11 era AUMF that Barbara Lee was the only one smart enough to vote against?

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:25 PM

Feb 2020

because that needs to be reined in already. Enough is enough.

Business Insider has reported that the AUMF has been used to allow military deployment in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Georgia, Yemen, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, and Somalia.

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Yes !!! empedocles Feb 2020 #1

Woohoo!! lark Feb 2020 #2

Does this rein in the 9/11 era AUMF that Barbara Lee was the only one smart enough to vote against? IronLionZion Feb 2020 #3

Nice try, this correct vote will not negate your impeachment vote. usaf-vet Feb 2020 #4

A small crack in a red wall sarisataka Feb 2020 #5

More likely self defense. Lonestarblue Feb 2020 #10

Trump longs for the days when he was tied up every Tuesday night and his Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #6

Token gesture that will be vetoed by Trumpolini. olddad65 Feb 2020 #7

By Token Gesture Do You Mean... jayfish Feb 2020 #9

No president will weaken their own authority. OneCrazyDiamond Feb 2020 #8

You're correct!! Lotus54 Feb 2020 #11

Force him to veto the resolution. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2020 #12