Mayor Pete Buttigieg Calls For ‘End to Endless War’ In First Foreign Policy Address

THE NATIONAL INTEREST

“The time has come for Congress to repeal and replace that blank check on the use of force and ensure a robust debate on any future operations,” Buttigieg said.

Published Jun. 11 2019 12:52PM EDT

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In his first major speech on foreign policy and national security, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg formally called for “an end to endless war” by repealing post-9/11 legislation that gave expansive authorization to the president to use military force overseas.

“As someone who deployed to that war on the orders of...

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Mayor Pete Buttigieg Calls For ‘End to Endless War’ In First Foreign Policy Address

“The time has come for Congress to repeal and replace that blank check on the use of force and ensure a robust debate on any future operations,” Buttigieg said.

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