In response to the U.S. bombing of Islamic State ["ISIS"] fighters in Iraq and Syria, which Congress has never explicitly approved, Members of Congress long concerned about presidents and Congresses skirting the Constitutional role of Congress in deciding when the U.S. will use military force have introduced H. Con. Res. 114, "Urging Congress to debate and…
These are the references for a petition at MoveOn calling for key Democratic leaders Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and former Sen. Hillary Clinton to strongly back President Obama’s efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program. I put the references here so as not to crowd the petition on…
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Just Foreign Policy Praises Democratic Calls for Limited and Narrow AUMF For Immediate Release: September 29, 2014 Contact: Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy, (202) 448-2898 x1, naiman@justforeignpolicy.org Washington, DC — September 29, 2014 In response to increasing Democratic calls for a limited and narrow authorization of force for confronting ISIS and Nusra in Iraq and…
Just Foreign Policy Calls for Robust Public Debate on Provisions of Any Iraq, Syria AUMF For Immediate Release: September 26, 2014 Contact: Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy, (202) 448-2898 x1, naiman@justforeignpolicy.org Washington, DC — September 26, 2014 In response to President Obama’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly calling on the international community to…
For Immediate Release: September 24, 2014 Contact: Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy, (202) 448-2898 x1, naiman@justforeignpolicy.org Just Foreign Policy Condemns Bombing of Syria Without Congressional Authorization Washington, DC — September 24, 2014 — In response to the announcement of the U.S. bombing of Syria, Just Foreign Policy released the following statement by Policy Director Robert Naiman: “President Obama’s decision to launch…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2014 Contact: Robert Naiman, Policy Director naiman@justforeignpolicy.org(202) 448-2898 x1 Just Foreign Policy Statement in Response to President Obama’s Statement on Plans for Military Escalation in Iraq & Syria Washington, DC- Just Foreign Policy released the following statement by Policy Director Robert Naiman, in response to President Obama’s statement concerning his plans for U.S. military escalation in Iraq…
Judging from press reports, when Congress returns from its August recess in early September, the United States military will have been bombing "Islamic State" fighters in Iraq for a month, with a broader set of missions than originally advertised, and with plans to continue bombing for months. The United States Constitution and the 1973 War Powers…
The greatest struggle facing the anti-war movement in the United States is the struggle to get people who come to anti-war demonstrations after a war starts to engage politically to prevent the same wars in the future. In the case of U.S. policy towards Iran, we created a political movement to support diplomacy with Iran…
From the statement she sent on August 6th to KPFA: “I have called and will continue to call for a sustained cease fire to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis, end the blockade of Gaza, and stop the loss of civilian lives.” http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/105382 (at 10:27 mark.) Here’s what she said, with Ellison, in 2010: Black Caucus…