WASHINGTON (London Post with AP) – The Senate on Wednesday voted to overturn a resolution that gave the green light to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Iraq death toll estimated at hundreds of thousands, nearly 5,000 US soldiers killed in war after President George W. Bush’s administration falsely claimed that Saddam Hussein stockpiled weapons of mass destruction bottom.
“This organization has gone to war,” said Tim Kaine, a Democratic Virginia senator who has called for years to remove power. Senators voted 66 to 30 to rescind the 2002 measure and the 1991 permit that sanctioned the US-led Gulf War. If passed by the House, repeal is not expected to affect current military operations. But lawmakers from both parties have stepped up their efforts to regain the congressional powers they gave the White House over the strike and deployment of U.S. forces, with some lawmakers who voted for the war in Iraq two decades ago. , now says it was a mistake.
Supporters, including 18 Republican senators, say repeal is essential to deter future abuses, highlighting that Iraq is now a strategic partner of the United States. Opponents say the abolition could reflect weakness as the US still faces conflicts in the Middle East. In the House, 49 Republicans joined forces with Democrats to support a similar bill two years ago, but the future of repeal is less certain.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Republican, California) has indicated he would support the repeal, even though he had previously opposed it, but Rep. Michael McCall of Texas, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, said he would. I like to replace it with something else instead. But what it is is unclear.
Kane and Todd Young, R-Indiana, who co-led the effort, said a strong bipartisan vote was strong for Americans who believed their voices should be heard on issues of war and peace. I trust you to send me a message. President Donald Trump’s administration cited the 2002 Iraq War Resolution as part of its legal justification for the 2020 US drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasim Soleimani, but two wars Resolutions by great powers are rarely used as the basis for actions that Iraq otherwise uses. president. About 2,500 US troops remain in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government to provide support and advice to local forces.
Another authorization for the 2001 global war on terror would remain under a bill that President Joe Biden said he would endorse.
A vote in October 2002 decided to give President Bush overwhelming powers to invade Iraq. This was a pivotal moment for many members of Congress as the country debated whether military action was justified. The United States was already at war in Afghanistan, the country that housed al-Qaeda co-conspirators involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, and Iraq was not involved.
The Bush administration sought support from members of Congress and the American public for an invasion of Iraq by disseminating false information claiming that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction. After the initial invasion in March 2003, US ground forces quickly realized that allegations of a nuclear or chemical weapons program were unfounded.
The U.S. expulsion of Iraqi security forces has sparked brutal sectarian strife and violent campaigns by Islamic extremist groups in Iraq. Car bombings, assassinations, torture and kidnappings have been part of everyday life for years.
