[Peace-discuss] FW: Breaking: President sent new war resolution to Congress

[Karen Aram]

  A Message from the Friends Committee on National Legislation 
  
    
 
  
   
     
     
     
      
        
        
         
           
            
        
         
          
           Dear Karen Aram,
           This morning, President Obama sent a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force to Congress that perpetuates the endless war of the past 13 years. The debate about how the U.S. will engage in war is alive in Washington, DC -- add your voice.
           Please urge Congress to oppose this new war authorization. Then tell them to repeal the 2001 law that has been the basis of U.S. military action for more than a decade.

           President Obama's request today for a new war authorization is meant to define the war against the Islamic State that has already been underway for six months. The president’s proposal extends authority for war for three years and has no geographic limits. Significantly, it has something missing: a repeal of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force.
           Even members of Congress who support military force against the Islamic State can agree that keeping the 2001 AUMF -- the law behind the "war on terror" -- on the books sets a dangerous precedent. Unless this 2001 law is repealed, the president can continue using it to override any restrictions Congress places on a new authorization. The president started this war on the Islamic State based on the old 2001 AUMF, without consulting Congress.
           Tell Congress not to pile one war on top of another. Urge your members of Congress to oppose the president's proposal and repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

           The endless war, now in its 14th year, has failed--and at the cost of too many lives and too much money. And the violent extremism of the Islamic State will not end as a result of our military air strikes or use of ground troops. The U.S. should lead with political, economic and diplomatic policies that cut off weapons, funding and support for the Islamic State. Answering violence with violence cannot lead to peace.
           The debate on this new AUMF and whether the 2001 will be repealed may go on for weeks. We need you to weigh in with your member of Congress now and throughout the debate to help our elected officials understand the opposition to endless war.
           Sincerely,
           
           Diane Randall
Executive Secretary

            

            

           
           
           
           

           
     
         
          
           
            
             
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