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US Senate Unanimously Endorses Repeal of 2002 Iraq War Resolution (www.usnews.com)
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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Effectively nothing. We no longer are fighting Iraq, so revoking the authorization is effectively just cleaning the books of superfluous stuff. It ahould have happened years ago, but Republicans couldn't make it look like Democratic administrations were accomplishing anything remotely close to ending wars while pushing the narrative that Dems are warmongers.

Other blanket authorizations are still in effect.

A separate 2001 authorization for the global war on terror would remain in place under the bill. While the 2002 and 1991 resolutions are rarely used and focused on just one country, Iraq, the 2001 measure gave President George W. Bush broad authority for the invasion of Afghanistan, approving force “against those nations, organizations, or persons” that planned or aided the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Passed in September 2001, it has been used in recent years to justify U.S. military action against groups — including al-Qaida and its affiliates, such as the Islamic State group and al-Shabab — that are deemed to be a threat against America.