Senate begins effort to repeal the law that authorized the US to invade Iraq in 2003

Aug 05, 2021 View Original Article
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    26% Moderately Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    14% Somewhat Conservative

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    94% Negative

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"Coupled with troop reductions across the Middle East, I'm concerned that the repeal of the 2002 AUMF only adds to the wrong message the administration, and I think all of us, are already sending Iran, our allies in the region, Risch said."
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-26% Liberal
"They can't sit calmly in Tehran': Israel vows to retaliate against Iran"
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"AT PENTAGON: Law enforcement officials have identified the man accused of fatally stabbing a Pentagon police officer as Austin William Lanz, 27, of Georgia, according to the Associated Press."
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"Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski 4 p.m. --"
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"Alaska Republican Sen. Dan SullivanAFGHANISTAN: '"
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"The virtual Aspen Security Forum, Day Two, with Ae Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies; Victoria Nuland, undersecretary of state for political affairs; Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Stephen Biegun, former deputy secretary of state; Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser; Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska; and more."
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"These authorizations simply do not reflect reality, which is that any U.S. troops currently in Iraq are there at the invitation of the Iraqi government, said committee Chairman Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat."
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-2% Liberal
"Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, at Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the repeal of the 2002 authorization for the use of military force."
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-12% Liberal
"SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE: Messaging is extremely important, said ranking Republican Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, to both our friends and our enemies."
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-20% Liberal
"I want to state clearly that the Biden-Harris administration believes the 2002 authorization for use of military force against Iraq has outlived its usefulness and should be repealed, said Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman."
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-22% Liberal
"The most impassioned plea for repeal came from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a stalwart anti-war advocate."
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-24% Liberal
"President Biden did not need the 2002 AUMF."
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-26% Liberal
", I didn't fear that we would regret it as soon as I think we are now, because again, this situation is seriously dire, said Petraeus of President Joe Biden's decision to pull all U.S. troops out."
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-32% Liberal
"The full committee markup comes one day after testimony from the Biden administration that the 2002 AUMF, which was based in part on flawed intelligence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, was no longer necessary."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : "Coupled with troop reductions across the Middle East, I'm concerned that the repeal of the 2002 AUMF only adds to the wrong message the administration, and I think all of us, are already sending Iran, our allies in the region," Risch said.
37% : They can't sit calmly in Tehran': Israel vows to retaliate against Iran
31% : AT PENTAGON: Law enforcement officials have identified the man accused of fatally stabbing a Pentagon police officer as Austin William Lanz, 27, of Georgia, according to the Associated Press.

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