After Rich, Charlie, and I discussed war powers, I saw in the Wall Street Journal that Peggy Noonan had devoted her never-to-be-missed weekly column to the topic, arguing that the president should seek congressional authorization before striking Iran. The Iran question is water under the bridge now, but the war powers issue — like the obsolescence of the existing post-9/11 Authorization for the Use of Military Force — is still pressing. I responded to Peggy’s column in the Journal, advocating the repeal and replacement of the AUMF. It’s here.
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Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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