My understanding is that the Marines now in Syria left home in October '16. Don't recall a War Powers letter. Will Trump issue one?
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Ryan will only do an AUMF debate if Trump Admin submits one.
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I used to count on Congress being parochial about their powers. But apparently no longer...
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Right. Bc Obama made it all okay. It'd be nice if specter of Trump starting wars w/o authority would change that but
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the politics of the Forever War(s) remain confounding. Dems--myself included--should have argued for more exec restraint.
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Some of us did. :)
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But honestly O played to politics, knowing GOP would demand AUMF too broad for Dems to support
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mmmmyeah he submitted what his team wanted re: no real limits. Knowing politics would break towards no vote.
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