Updating the Use of Force Authorization
Senator Bob Corker (TN-R), the ranking minority member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is calling upon Congress to consider updating the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Al-Qaeda in light of “new and emerging terrorist threats and to better protect the American people and our interests overseas.” At a March 20, 2013, Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “Counterterrorism Policies and Priorities: Addressing the Evolving Threat,” Senator Corker stated: For far too long, Congress has failed to fully exercise its constitutional responsibility to authorize the use of military force, including in the current struggle against Al-Qaeda, so…
