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Biden’s Strikes in Yemen Are Unconstitutional, Bipartisan Members of Congress Say (theintercept.com)

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The U.S. and U.K. led a series of airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday evening, setting off alarms globally about how the attacks play into the smoldering regional risk of conflict — including a stream of questions from Congress about whether Biden was legally authorized to conduct the strikes at all.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I understand the logic in this case but I still think congress should have more oversight of US military force. If the entire body is too cumbersome to react quickly, surely a delegated committee could be formed that can approve or deny actions quickly. The danger of having that power unilaterally available to the president is too great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

For what it's worth, I don't really disagree.