How the U.S. Has Justified its Use of Force Since 7 October
How the U.S. Has Justified its Use of Force Since 7 October
U.S. War Powers
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How the U.S. Has Justified its Use of Force Since 7 October

In this video Brian Finucane talks about how the Biden administration has worked around legal guardrails to engage in fighting without approval from the U.S. Congress.

Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attacks, and Israel’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza, have sparked new and renewed hostilities around the Middle East involving Iran-aligned groups and the United States. The Biden administration has worked around legal guardrails to engage in this fighting without approval from the U.S. Congress. In this video our Senior Adviser for the U.S. Program Brian Finucane talks about why this matters and what can be done.

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