How the 2002 Iraq AUMF Got to Be So Dangerous, Part 1: History and Practice

This is the first in a two-part series on the history and interpretation of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, or 2002 Iraq AUMF. This article examines how the 2002 Iraq AUMF has been used throughout its 20 year history. Part two will analyze how the executive branch interprets the 2002 Iraq AUMF and the implications this has for its possible repeal.

For the past two years, Congress has been on the verge of a step that it hasn’t taken in more than half a century: the repeal of an outstanding war authorization. Several decades-old authorizations are no

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