How Support to Partner Forces Enables Secret War
Congress and the public cannot afford to delay a serious reassessment of the Department of Defense’s security cooperation authorities.
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Congress and the public cannot afford to delay a serious reassessment of the Department of Defense’s security cooperation authorities.
Repeal isn’t just good housekeeping. It would help ensure that Congress weighs in before pursuing another major war in the Middle East.
The U.S. constitution divides war powers between the executive and legislative branches, so as to ensure that decisions about using force are collective and deliberative. Lawmakers’ role has receded, however, particularly in recent decades. Small steps would help them start reclaiming their prerogatives.
Blake Moore, Utah’s First District House Representative, held a town hall at Utah State University’s David B. Haight Center Tuesday afternoon.
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