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Base, it's the biggest symbol of our 20 years of blood and treasure that we've expended for all veterans that have served there. as our only base sandwich between china, russia and iran, it's a huge strategic asset. why are we giving it away? what's 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 there was a debate in congress about repealing the war authorizations, the house repealed with 2002 aumf and the house will consider it this year. you're seeing critics of repealing the war authorizations already seizing on the sirpgs in the ground in afghanistan to say we need to slow d...

Troops remain deployed. a different story last night. they came under attack from iran's proxy forces. they were under multiple rocket atact and they conducted other fire. the militia's said they've 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 able to weigh in. yesterday iran's proxy groups had a large funeral in baghdad for the four fighte...

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 sort of weren't debated by congress or authorized by the american people. yes we need to take the ir...

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. we have the responsibility to declare war. right now we have left on the books all of these old, es...

Says something and you get down the line and it's different. but who knows. but it's something to look into. >> let me ask you about an issue that you've 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? why do this? >> well, it was interesting. we had a hearing yesterday with embassy actualer, the...