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Anti-war activists gathered on the 18th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq in New York. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Anti-war organizers credited a decades-long grassroots effort on Wednesday after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to repeal two authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq, putting the chamber further on the path to ending the United States' "forever wars" that have seen the U.S. military fighting in the Middle East for over three decades.
\u201cBREAKING: @SFRCdems just passed legislation to repeal the 2002 AUMF \u2013\u2013 a major victory in our fight to end forever wars.\n \nGlad to see @TimKaine & @SenatorMenendez build on our momentum in the House. Let's get this done.\u201d— Rep. Barbara Lee (@Rep. Barbara Lee) 1628103486
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Anti-war organizers credited a decades-long grassroots effort on Wednesday after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to repeal two authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq, putting the chamber further on the path to ending the United States' "forever wars" that have seen the U.S. military fighting in the Middle East for over three decades.
\u201cBREAKING: @SFRCdems just passed legislation to repeal the 2002 AUMF \u2013\u2013 a major victory in our fight to end forever wars.\n \nGlad to see @TimKaine & @SenatorMenendez build on our momentum in the House. Let's get this done.\u201d— Rep. Barbara Lee (@Rep. Barbara Lee) 1628103486
Anti-war organizers credited a decades-long grassroots effort on Wednesday after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to repeal two authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq, putting the chamber further on the path to ending the United States' "forever wars" that have seen the U.S. military fighting in the Middle East for over three decades.
\u201cBREAKING: @SFRCdems just passed legislation to repeal the 2002 AUMF \u2013\u2013 a major victory in our fight to end forever wars.\n \nGlad to see @TimKaine & @SenatorMenendez build on our momentum in the House. Let's get this done.\u201d— Rep. Barbara Lee (@Rep. Barbara Lee) 1628103486