Obama's Draft AUMF Hits Capitol Hill

By Tony Bertuca / February 11, 2015 at 11:54 AM
President Obama's new proposal for an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant would sunset in three years and prohibit "enduring offensive ground combat operations," according to draft documents that have begun circulating on Capitol Hill. The draft AUMF includes language requiring the president to report to Congress once every six months on the status of the anti-ISIL operation. "President Obama has made clear that in this campaign it is...

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