Lawfare Daily: What the War Powers Resolution Means for Iran
5/11/202659 min
In February, the Trump administration launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran—without congressional approval. The War Powers Resolution is supposed to constrain the president's ability to wage war. But is it?
On today's podcast, Lawfare Executive Editor Natalie Orpett talks with Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson about what that law says, whether it's affecting the administration's conduct, and how—or if—it can be enforced. You can read more of Scott's analysis in Lawfare here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/law-and-the-iran-war--after-the-first-60-days
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First 90 secondsKatherine Pompilio0:04
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Scott R. Anderson· Guest1:07
[music] The truth is, all these statutes, and particularly the War Powers Resolution may be a little more vulnerable to this than others, have ... All statutes have kind of require interpretation to be understood. The question is, you know, who gets to interpret and how stable do those interpretations need to be?
Natalie Orpett· Host1:28
I'm Natalie