US Senate repeals Iraq war authorizations after 20 years.

The US Senate has voted to repeal the legal authorisation for the 2003 Iraq War, as well as a 1991 Iraq AUMF that coincided with the Gulf War, in a move hailed by critics who have long called for legislators to address the legal architecture of Washington’s post-September 11, 2001, “war on terror”. The move represents the first time since the 1970s that the Senate has voted to revoke an authorisation for presidential use of force. The House of Representatives is expected to face a steeper battle, but observers agree that the repeal has a reasonable chance.