POLITICO Features NSN AUMF Repeal Report

Report urges phased AUMF repeal

By Philip Ewing
August 12, 2014 | Politico Pro

 

POLITICO’s Morning Defense: Iraq’s Al-Maliki digs in — Obama’s messaging problem — In Ukraine, new fears of a Russian attack — Report urges phased AUMF repeal

PRO FIRST LOOK – REPORT URGES PHASED AUMF REPEAL, via POLITICO’s Ewing: “Congress should ‘cap’ its post-Sept. 11 authorization for the use of military force and then roll back the power it awarded to the president, the left-leaning National Security Network argues in a new report. Eventually, they write, the bill should expire altogether.

“Policy analyst Bill French and NSN executive director John Bradshaw argue that lawmakers can achieve the much-discussed goal of scaling back the authorization by breaking it into smaller pieces and tackling them one at a time. Attempting to repeal or reform the entire law at once might be a bridge too far, and the sooner that Congress can act, the better, they argue.” Ewing’s summary is here: http://politico.pro/1rlfMBn. And the full report is due out later today on NSN’s website: http://bit.ly/XZullE