alt Hacker News> No approval from Congress.
I don't support it but there's blanket approval from Congress from the AUMF.
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pphysch • yesterday at 5:08 PM
And when was that approval passed?
> No approval from Congress.
I don't support it but there's blanket approval from Congress from the AUMF.
And when was that approval passed?
This authorizes an attack on Iran?
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Authorization for Use of Military Force’’. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.