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The Senate will hold a procedural vote Thursday morning to advance a bill ending Iraq war authorizations.
The legislation would end two congressional resolutions that authorized the use of military force in Iraq.
Supporters say the AUMFs don't reflect the U.S.' current relationship with the Iraqi government.
The last time Congress used its constitutional authority to declare war was in 1942 during World War II.
One year later, Congress issued another AUMF resolution, this time to take down Hussein for allegedly manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. That rationale was subsequently debunked and remains a towering falsehood that launched the war with Iraq in 2001. Padmananda Rama and Heidi Glenn edited this story..
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