Posted on Jan 11, 2016
McConnell: No Intention of Pushing for New War Powers Vote
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate won't take up President Barack Obama's request for new war powers to fight the Islamic State group, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday, to avoid tying the hands of the next president.
The Obama administration last February proposed a three-year authorization that would take the fight beyond national borders and expand it to any "closely related successor entity" to IS. The plan did not authorize large-scale ground operations. It has languished in Congress as Republicans and Democrats have failed to coalesce around a new authorization.
The Obama administration last February proposed a three-year authorization that would take the fight beyond national borders and expand it to any "closely related successor entity" to IS. The plan did not authorize large-scale ground operations. It has languished in Congress as Republicans and Democrats have failed to coalesce around a new authorization.
McConnell: No Intention of Pushing for New War Powers Vote
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Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)
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It's been so long. But I recall that Obama did not want the next President to have the same authority.
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He's just making excuses because the republican controlled House and Senate don't want to actually go on record with a vote to support military operations. They love to talk tough, but are afraid to actually pass anything. McConnel isn't bound to pass the AUMF exactly the way the POTUS submitted it. The Senate or House could amend it anyway they want. If they want to give the POTUS more authority, then vote on it. But he won't. They don't want anything on the record with an election coming up.
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