Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11

 

29 military bases across Africa. 1 dead CIA contractor. 1000s of drone strikes. Administration after administration. We've got to seize a critical opportunity to finally end endless war — and we will, with your help.

Last month, an ex-special forces member working as a contractor for the CIA died following a terrorist attack in Mogadishu. What were they doing in Somalia? Classified.

Right now there are close to 30 U.S. military bases operating across Africa. One of them: a sprawling $110 million U.S. drone base in Agadez, Niger. The missions? Classified.

There are dozens and dozens of secret U.S. wars around the world, and administration after administration has continued the path of disastrous overseas adventurism — and I’m sorry to say we’re likely to see the same under a Biden administration.

Congress is how we stop this. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution makes it crystal clear that Congress has the SOLE authority to declare war — but for decades Congress has acquiesced to the Presidency.

2021 could change everything. There’s a critical mass of bipartisan support for the first time to stop this disastrous cycle, and we are making seismic changes to grow our team, expand our reach, and deepen our relationships on the Hill to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity — and that has financial consequences.

Activists like you fuel our work, but fewer than 2% of people reading this will give. If everyone gave just $7 we could fund our entire End Endless War campaign from just this email.

When Biden takes office he’ll inherit Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria, and thousands of U.S. troops patrolling Africa -- including in Chad, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan. And we mustn't forget the dozens of U.S. planes and drones filling countless classified skies that have already been documented killing thousands in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.

It’s a war-footing in almost every continent, but already President-elect Biden has suggested that he wanted to replace — not revoke — one of the key congressional authorizations for the wars being conducted all over the world: the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

What Biden’s saying is he wants renewed, albeit more limited, congressional authority to conduct drone operations and special forces raids, and to rely on foreign ‘partner’ forces to fight these wars.

That’s not ending endless war; that’s a recipe for PERPETUAL global war — but it’s not up to him.

It is up to Congress, and Congress alone, to decide. And the good news is, the Win Without War team has never seen so much bipartisan momentum on the Hill to rein in rubberstamp authorizations for endless war. So we’re gearing up for the campaign of a generation — and we need your support:

Activists like you fuel our work, but fewer than 2% of people reading this will give. If everyone gave just $7 we could fund our entire End Endless War campaign from just this email. Can you donate $7 to make 2021 the year we End Endless War?

Six years ago, we named our goal to build a progressive foreign policy focused on justice, safety, equity, and peace in a visionary campaign: END ENDLESS WAR. The debate about our nation’s post-9/11 wars has never been the same, and now we are SO close to achieving this incredible milestone — if we make 2021 our biggest year yet.

Thank you for working for peace,

Stephen, Shayna, Amisha, and the Win Without War team

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