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As Bobby has noted, Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post is reporting that the Administration is now considering more seriously whether to ask Congress for authorization to use military force against the...
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The Washington Post reports tonight that the White House is actively considering whether to go to Congress to seek an explicit authorization to use force against ISIL.
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Mention of politics, war powers, and legislative authorization to use further force in Iraq, reminds me: whatever happened with the War Powers Consultation Act of 2014 (“WPCA”), put forth by Senators Kai...
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A few days ago I discussed why President Obama is shying away from seeking congressional authorization to use force against The Islamic State (IS, or ISIS, or ISIL). But as the aims and scope of U.S. mi...
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The WSJ reports that the initial success of American airstrikes in Iraq is spurring a push for broader military engagement against the Islamic State (IS, or ISIS, or ISIL) in Iraq. Our deepening militar...
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Over the last nine weeks, President Obama has sent five war powers notices to Congress in what may be the most concentrated period of Presidential war powers reporting in history. These notices include ...
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There is much to pore over in last week’s release by the Director National Intelligence. Responding to FOIA litigation, the DNI’s office posted more than thirty legal filings and related documents bearin...
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In a very positive development, Iraqi and Pesh Merga forces are in the midst of what appears thusfar to be a successful joint operation to take back the Mosul Dam from ISIS fighters. But it's not just th...
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The National Security Network has released a new report entitled "Ending the Endless War: An Incremental Approach to Repealing the 2001 AUMF." The report suggests a series of measures to cap and eventual...
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In his WPR notification yesterday, President Obama stated that military operations in Iraq “will be limited in their scope and duration.” But today, according to the NYT, President Obama “sought to pre...
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Here is the letter. Two points of note.
First, the President makes clear that he is authorizing military force in Iraq “pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as ...
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It is pretty clear that President Obama today relied on Article II to attack the Islamist State (IS) in Iraq. I have addressed the legality of such unilateral military action here and here. I have also...