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[h=1]Obama's War Authorization Limits Ground Forces[/h]
Obama's War Authorization Limits Ground Forces - Bloomberg View
The president’s AUMF for the fight against Islamic State would restrict the use of ground troops through a prohibition on “enduring offensive ground operations," but provide several exemptions. First, all existing ground troops, including the 3,000 U.S. military personnel now on the ground in Iraq, would be explicitly excluded from the restrictions. After that, the president would be allowed to deploy new military personnel in several specific roles: advisers, special operations forces, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to assist U.S. air strikes and Combat Search and Rescue personnel.
Under the president’s proposal, the 2002 AUMF that was passed to authorize the Iraq war would be repealed, but the 2001 AUMF that allows the U.S. to fight against al-Qaeda and its associated groups would remain in place.
Where are the war protesters? Where is the marches on washington? Has anything actually changed since bush? Seems we still be fighting endlessly.
What is the mission?
What is the purpose?