Although the White House has insisted that President Biden has the legal authority to take military action against the Houthis, several members of Congress have refuted its claims. At a Senate hearing in February, several senators called attention to the War Powers Resolution, which establishes that the president cannot continue hostilities for longer than 60 days without approval from Congress.

Regardless, Congress has failed to act, even now that the deadline has passed. March 12, the day that the White House was required to cease its military operations, “came, and went, in public silence,” as the Associated Press reported.

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    4 months ago

    Their mission was to destroy Al-Qaida not Taliban, which they succeeded in, and then spent 19 years stabilizing the country.

    It’s not like they failed destroying Al-Qaida since you don’t hear about Osama and Al-Qaida anymore, only ISIS now.

    Taliban simply came in from Pakistan like cockroaches to occupy the power vacuum.