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March 15, 2013

President Obama, Codify the Drone War

Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

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It is time to rethink. That means not repealing the original AUMF but, using the lessons of the past 12 years, rewriting it with particular attention to a new code governing drone warfare and the question of where, when and against whom it should be permitted.

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TAGGED: Authorization for Use of Military Force, AUMF, George W. Bush, United States, Rand Paul, Drones, Barack Obama

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