Congress and the president need a new war powers partnership
© Getty Images, Greg Nash The congressional frustration over the post 9/11 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) boiled over on a bipartisan basis after a late February attack on an Iranian militia base in Syria by the Biden administration. This week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to repeal the 2002 authorization. The difference this time is that the president acknowledged the need to work with Congress to replace the AUMF and refresh the presidential authority to use force. Most on the Hill acknowledge that the authorization was designed to counter Al Qaeda and its l...