Peter1469
12-10-2014, 06:42 PM
Administration advocates for unending war: (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/9/obama-asks-expansive-war-against-islamic-state/)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D, NJ) has drafted an Authorization for the Use of Military Force to replace the current two (Afghanistan, and Iraq). This one has a time limit of three years.
The Obama administration, which was elected to end America's foreign wars, is negotiating for an AUMF with no time limit.
For now, Sen. Robert Menendez (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/robert-menendez/), New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the committee (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/senate-committee-on-foreign-relations/), has written a draft authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) that would impose a three-year limit on the authority and forbid ground combat troops in most situations, with exceptions for intelligence gathering, acting as spotters or for rescue missions. He did not suggest a geographic limitation, however.
Lawmakers had hoped Mr. Obama, who won the presidency in 2008 in part due to his opposition to the Iraq War, would support strict limits. But Mr. Kerry (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/john-f-kerry/) said they don’t want to see them written into law.
“It sounds to me like you’re making the case for a rather open-ended authorization,” Mr. Menendez (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/robert-menendez/) told Mr. Kerry (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/john-f-kerry/), adding that he’s been disappointed with how little cooperation he’s gotten from the president’s team.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/9/obama-asks-expansive-war-against-islamic-state/#ixzz3LXd4fOoa
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter (http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=ctd-fI3Dar4z1uacwqm_6r&u=washtimes)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D, NJ) has drafted an Authorization for the Use of Military Force to replace the current two (Afghanistan, and Iraq). This one has a time limit of three years.
The Obama administration, which was elected to end America's foreign wars, is negotiating for an AUMF with no time limit.
For now, Sen. Robert Menendez (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/robert-menendez/), New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the committee (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/senate-committee-on-foreign-relations/), has written a draft authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) that would impose a three-year limit on the authority and forbid ground combat troops in most situations, with exceptions for intelligence gathering, acting as spotters or for rescue missions. He did not suggest a geographic limitation, however.
Lawmakers had hoped Mr. Obama, who won the presidency in 2008 in part due to his opposition to the Iraq War, would support strict limits. But Mr. Kerry (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/john-f-kerry/) said they don’t want to see them written into law.
“It sounds to me like you’re making the case for a rather open-ended authorization,” Mr. Menendez (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/robert-menendez/) told Mr. Kerry (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/john-f-kerry/), adding that he’s been disappointed with how little cooperation he’s gotten from the president’s team.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/9/obama-asks-expansive-war-against-islamic-state/#ixzz3LXd4fOoa
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter (http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=ctd-fI3Dar4z1uacwqm_6r&u=washtimes)