There have been calls for some time to revoke authorizations to use force against Iraq. Something must allow America to "mow the grass" to keep the jihadi threat down--and far away.
Once again, lawmakers are trying to claw back their responsibility under the Constitution to declare war. On Wednesday, the House passed legislation that would repeal two authorizations for use of military force from 1991 and 2002 passed prior to the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars.
I'm fine with that. As long as we retain the ability to fight the threat to Iraq from Iran.
Further, the broader low-level war against jihadis still has authorization because (back to the first article):
shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress gave the president sweeping authority to prevent future acts of terrorism. President Obama later used that authorization as the legal justification for airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, Libya, and elsewhere.
And I wouldn't mind updating that to clearly put the evolved eco-system of jihadi terrorists within the law. And perhaps narco-gangs, too, given the death toll they inflict without epic-scale attacks.
The low-level domestic terrorism (that does not match the 1970s violence) America is enduring now is of course a law enforcement problem. Tip to Instapundit.
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