Bipartisan Group Of US Senators Introduce Bill To Rein In President Biden's War Powers After Syria Bombing

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine is leading the measure. He has claimed the authorizations allow the president to 'continue to stretch its war powers', as pictured above
Republican Senator Todd Young is also leading the introduction of the bill 


 * Joe Biden could be stripped of war powers after a bipartisan bill was introduced by senators on Wednesday 
 * Senators Tim Kaine and Todd Young are calling for the repeal of 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force 
 * The authorizations allow for the use of military force by a US president that have been used to justify years of attacks in the Middle East 
 * Kaine says they leave the country on a 'permanent war footing' 
 * It comes as Biden is accused of using the authorizations to 'stretch his war powers' after an airstrike in Syria last week 
 * The president was criticized for failing to consult Congress before the strike 

Joe Biden could be stripped of war powers after a bipartisan bill was introduced by senators on Wednesday to repeal decades-old authorizations awarded to the US President for the use of military force. 

It comes as Biden is accused of using the authorizations to 'stretch his war powers' after launching his first airstrike in Syria last week without congressional approval. 

The bill was also introduced just hours after an Iraqi military base housing US troops and civilian contractors was hit by rocket attacks, Politico reported.

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WNU Editor: This does not help the White House's case .... Biden still hasn’t briefed top senators on Syria airstrike as Dems fume (NYPost). 

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