Rumors of an impending war with North Korea still grip the headlines. The US Army recently sent more ships to the Peninsula.
Talks of threat still loomed as Government tries to find ways to deal with this issue. The incident in Niger has pushed Congress to look into war authority.
Now James Matthis and Rex Tillerson will meet with Congress on this matter. They will be questioned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
They had told that very Committee that the Military had authority to fight terrorists. This was based on a law created in 2001.
Congress Concerns
Sen. Tim Kaine said “I don’t think Congress has necessarily been completely kept up to date and the American public, I think, certainly has not.”
Sens. Jeff Flake and Tim Kaine are pushing legislation to create a new war authority bill. This is in an effort to fight terrorist groups.
“As we face a wide array of threats abroad, it is perhaps more important than ever that we have a sober national conversation about Congress’ constitutional role in authorizing the use of military force,” said Sen. Bob Corker.
Efforts to change the way war authority has been used have failed so far.
