20 Years Later, Senate Eyes Repeal of Iraq War Authorization

‘Every year we keep this authorization to use military force on the books is another chance for a future president to abuse or misuse it,’ Senator Schumer says.

AP/Darko Bandic, file
The former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, gestures during his trial at Baghdad, January 29, 2006. AP/Darko Bandic, file

WASHINGTON — The Senate majority leader, Charles “Chuck” Schumer said Thursday that the Senate will vote to repeal two decades-old measures giving open-ended approval for military action in Iraq, raising the hopes of a bipartisan group of senators who want to reclaim congressional powers over American military strikes and deployments.

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