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Bush officials: Congress irrelevant on Iraq
Bush officials: Congress irrelevant on Iraq
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Mar 5, 2008 12:06:57 EST
The Bush administration says the 2002 congressional authorization to go to war in Iraq gives it the authority to conduct combat operations in Iraq and negotiate far-reaching agreements with the current Iraqi government without consulting Congress.
The assertion, jointly made Tuesday by U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long, drew an incredulous reaction from Democrats on a Joint House committee during a hearing on future U.S. commitments to Iraq.
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