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Base, its the biggest symbol of our 20 years of blood and treasure that weve expended for all veterans that have served there. as our only base sandwich between china, russia and iran, its a huge strategic asset. why are we giving it away? whats capitol hill going to say about all of this down the road? >> there was a debate in congress about repealing the war authorizations, the house repealed with 2002 aumf and the house will consider it this year. youre seeing critics of repealing the war aut...

Troops remain deployed. a different story last night. they came under attack from irans proxy forces. they were under multiple rocket atact and they conducted other fire. the militias said theyve launched crude drone attacks against american in irrelevant action. the second time president biden ordered air strikes have upset some democrats because the white house decision did it without informing congress first. we always worry the united states slips into war without the american public being a...

Have given to a president when no law or constitution rewards them with it? >> this is what happens when you have a senator become president. joe biden believes in executive power but he also understands the responsibility of the legislative branch. we have the responsibility to declare war. right now we have left on the books all of these old, essentially expired war authorizations and occasionally they are perverted by the executive branch to get the united states into new wars overseas which ...

Terrorists is still in effect. i have problems with both of them. now we saw that the 2002 is being voted down, and we need a new one. is it time for you guys in congress, house and senate, to finally take back your power that for generations now you have given to a president when no law or constitution rewards them with it? >> this is what happens when you have a senator become president. joe biden believes in executive power but he also understands the responsibility of the legislative branch....

Says something and you get down the line and its different. but who knows. but its something to look into. >> let me ask you about an issue that youve cared about for a long time, which is more powers and the authorization of use of force. and you along with the republican senator are proposing revoking ending the authorizations for the u.s. war with iraq, you know, the invasion because of kuwait, the gulf war. >> right. >> and then also the 2002 authorization to go after saddam hussein. why now...

Normal numbers of people we admit every year. so instead of somebody new from mexico city, somebody that lives here would get their spot. that would be the compromise. youre having to compassion for the kids that know only mostly america. >> neil: youve been asking for war authorizations whether in iraq or elsewhere, afghanistan, syria these days. but they keep getting shot down. what is -- what do you do you now? >> you know, our constitution couldnt be more clear. the founding fathers could be...

The presidents red line. this is about the chemical weapons treaty and international norms and they are referring to the chemical weapons treaty. you have the president depersonalize it and why? in war authorizations in the past, the party of the president usually loses support among the opposing party in the house and senate. we saw clinton lose republicans back during kosovo in the mid 90s and what the white house is faring some republicans who might be overall supportive of the intervention b...

Night? >> this is absolutely a step up on bipartisanship. but i think theres still a lot of concern on both sides of the political spectrum that the president has not yet released a lot of details about this bill. were hearing 15%. now were hearing it might not be 15%. and theres a lot of concern among members of the congress that theyre not going to have the details of what theyre voting on until theyre voting on it much like the effort this year to repeal and replace obamacare. >> plus, a lot ...