FCNL seeks to create a world free from war and the threat of war. Since September 11, Congress has largely ceded its constitutional authority to determine when and where the United States goes to war, and three presidents have expanded our country’s military presence around the world.
U.S. Wars & Militarism
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Repeal the 2002 Iraq War Authorization
As a Quaker organization, FCNL opposes all war. As a matter of public policy, we believe Congress must debate and vote before the president commits our military to lethal action and should regularly evaluate and vote on whether to continue ongoing U.S. wars.
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Matthew Paul D'Agostino
2002 Iraq AUMF
Learn what it is and why Congress should repeal it.
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Susan Melkisethian
Dismantling Racism & Militiarism
Racism and militarism are at the core of U.S. foreign policy. This report offers a roadmap for progress toward a more sustainable, just, and peaceful world.
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DoD/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras, U.S. Air Force
The President’s War Powers
For nearly two decades, the United States has relied on two congressional war authorizations to serve as the legal basis for military operations against suspected terrorist groups abroad.
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