Afghanistan moves reignite war authorization debate
Source: The Hill
BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 01/15/18 08:00 AM EST
As the Pentagon prepares to send another 1,000 military advisers to Afghanistan, several lawmakers have again taken up legislation that would give Congress more say in U.S. military decisions.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Thursday that his committee would soon debate and amend a bill for a new authorization for use of military force (AUMF). Corker had previously promised the action in October.
“I will say that there’s a lot of progress being made on the AUMF, and I think we’re going to be in a place, really soon, to have a markup," Corker said at a hearing on the Trump administration’s strategy for Syria after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is defeated.
"We’re doing it in a way to engender support and input from members on both sides of the aisle."
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