Even if you think a new AUMF should be created and all the wars roll on under that new justification, the first step is repealing the old AUMF that has helped create wars widely understood as pointless and endless.
Any Congress member wanting a new blank check for war, should have to take part in a debate, make their case, and put their name down, just like John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and others who thought they knew what the public wanted, discovering later that voters had a different opinion.
David Swanson is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and his books include War Is A Lie. He is a 2015, 2016, and 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.
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