If DOD “surprised” at Rice letter re 2002 AUMF repeal, its their fault. Clear Obama policy for > 1 yr. http://politi.co/1v5amLv
@KenGude As I noted, Iraq AUMF was NOT included in O's 2013 call to end 2001 AUMF.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2013/05/26/time-to-end-the-iraq-war/ …
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@emptywheel but that was not surprising, NDU speech about a different subject. despite reversal, they wanted Iraq AUMF gone from early date. -
@KenGude Any evidence of that? There's a lot more evidence to the contrary. -
@emptywheel i talked w them about it in 2012 -
@KenGude That's interesting bc there were multiple times they should have revoked but did not. So why public disconnect? Maybe Hirsh right -
@emptywheel they (white house) were struggling w how to do it. puzzled me why they felt so complicated. but Preston supported repeal at SFRC -
@KenGude THAT is actually fascinating. Why would it be difficult to repeal AUMF? Political issues? Dick Cheney? -
@emptywheel not that fascinating, alas. they were focused on process rather than politics.
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