House Votes to Scrap 2002 Resolution That Authorized Iraq War
- Repeal advocates say authorization is outdated ‘blank check’
- Some in GOP say Congress should create new authority first
U.S. Marines and Iraqis watch as the statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled at al-Fardous square in Baghdad, in 2003.
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The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 resolution that cleared the way for the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as the Senate prepared to take up similar legislation.
“Nearly 20 years have passed since the Congress passed the 2002 authorization of military force and 10 years have passed since the formal end of the U.S. military operations in Iraq,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. “And yet today, 10 years later, our nation is still operating under an outdated authorization of military force which risks being used, and in some cases has been used, as a blank check to conduct unrelated military operations.”