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| https://www.menendez.senate.gov/news-and-events/in-the-news/why-the-white-house-wants-an-aumf-and-why-its-not-going-to-happen | Why the White House Wants an AUMF, and Why It’s Not Going To Happen | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | NJ | Robert Menendez | M000639 | www.menendez.senate.gov | legacy | Why the White House Wants an AUMF, and Why Its Not Going To Happen Why the White House Wants an AUMF, and Why Its Not Going To Happen The debate rages over whether the president already has the authority he needs to fight the Islamic State. Print Email Tweet Tuesday, December 8, 2015 By: Rebecca R. Nelson & Sarah M. Mimms After fighting the Islamic State for more than a year, President Obama has renewed his call for Congress to give him the specific authority to fight the terrorist group. But the odds that hell get it arent high... ...RobertMenendez nicely summarized the problem Monday night: The big debate here is between a universe, mostly Republicans, that wants to basically say, Here you go [Obama], you have the wherewithal to do anything you needyou know, an open-ended authorizationand Democrats who dont want to see another Iraq or another Afghanistan in terms of an open-ended military [engagement]; they want to tailor it more. When you get to tailoring it more, you have a Republican universe that says, No, we think that by tailoring it, youre controlling an executive and youre hamstringing him. The debate, Menendez said, has allowed Republicans to move on from the issue arguing that theres no agreement and the administration is already having military actions without it. The New Jersey Democrat, as many of his colleagues have in the past, called on Republicans to present their own AUMF strategy, but that doesnt appear to be going anywhere either. ...Continue reading article here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |