White House Says It Is Open To Curbing Its War Powers

We are committed to working with Congress to ensure that the authorizations for the use of military force currently on the books are replaced with a narrow and specific framework that will ensure we can protect Americans from terrorist threats while ending the forever wars.

— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) March 5, 2021

Politico: Biden backs new war powers vote in Congress, White House says 

Facing a bipartisan push to sunset decades-old authorizations, the president will pursue "a narrow and specific framework" to rein in open-ended conflicts.

President Joe Biden intends to work with Congress to repeal the war authorizations that have underpinned U.S. military operations across the globe for the past two decades and negotiate a new one that reins in the open-ended nature of America’s foreign wars, the White House said Friday. 

In a statement to POLITICO, press secretary Jen Psaki said the president wants to “ensure that the authorizations for the use of military force currently on the books are replaced with a narrow and specific framework that will ensure we can protect Americans from terrorist threats while ending the forever wars.” 

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WNU Editor: Call me skeptical. But reading between the lines and what President Biden's spokespersons have said publicly. I get the impression that he wants to tell everyone that he wants to end full military authorizations, but he still wants to be able to act on what the administration sees as threats without having to get the approval of Congress. 

The resolution that Sens. Tim Kaine (D–Va.) and Todd Young (R–Ind.) introduced on Wednesday calls for the repeal of two AUMFs passed in 1991 and 2002 that authorized military force in Iraq. But the (quoting from Reason) .... 

.... resolution most notably does not repeal the AUMF passed in 2001 just days after September 11, which authorizes the use of the military against any nation, terrorist group, or individual the president deems to have been involved in the attacks. That AUMF is why we still have troops in Afghanistan, and so this resolution will not end our military intervention there. 

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Bipartisan Group Of US Senators Introduce Bill To Rein In President Biden's War Powers After Syria Bombing

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine is leading the measure. He has claimed the authorizations allow the president to 'continue to stretch its war powers', as pictured above

Republican Senator Todd Young is also leading the introduction of the bill 

Daily Mail: Biden could be stripped of war powers as senators look to rein him in after Syria airstrike - as they claim president's ability to launch military attacks leaves the US on a 'permanent war footing' 

 * Joe Biden could be stripped of war powers after a bipartisan bill was introduced by senators on Wednesday 

 * Senators Tim Kaine and Todd Young are calling for the repeal of 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force 

 * The authorizations allow for the use of military force by a US president that have been used to justify years of attacks in the Middle East 

 * Kaine says they leave the country on a 'permanent war footing' 

 * It comes as Biden is accused of using the authorizations to 'stretch his war powers' after an airstrike in Syria last week 

 * The president was criticized for failing to consult Congress before the strike 

Joe Biden could be stripped of war powers after a bipartisan bill was introduced by senators on Wednesday to repeal decades-old authorizations awarded to the US President for the use of military force. 

It comes as Biden is accused of using the authorizations to 'stretch his war powers' after launching his first airstrike in Syria last week without congressional approval. 

The bill was also introduced just hours after an Iraqi military base housing US troops and civilian contractors was hit by rocket attacks, Politico reported.

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WNU Editor: This does not help the White House's case .... Biden still hasn’t briefed top senators on Syria airstrike as Dems fume (NYPost). 

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Bipartisan senators introduce bill to strip Biden of war powers -- Politico 

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U.S. senators offer bill to rein in Biden war powers after Syria strike -- Reuters 

Lawmakers introduce bill to repeal Biden's war powers following Syria strike -- FOX News 

Bipartisan bill introduced to repeal Iraq War authorization after Biden bombed Syria -- NYPost 

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strip Biden and Future Presidents of Authorization to Use Force in Middle East -- Law & Crime 

US Senators Re-Introduce Bill to Repeal War Authorization Powers After Syria Airstrikes -- Sputnik