Judging from twitter, a lot of people seem to think that any use of force at all requires congressional authorization. A lot of people also seem to think that the 2001 AUMF is the only legislative authority currently available for military action. Cc @S_R_Anders
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Leaving the "any" bit aside, it seems unclear what the authorization is in this case though? Not that easy to classify as preemptive self defense...
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They’ll rationalize it with the WPA. Just like last time. And just like the cruise missile diplomacy era.
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FWIW, I was more thinking about the international side of things...
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