The Pentagon Permission Slips That Enable Forever Wars
Iranian Leader Press Office /Anadolu Agency/GettyA conference is currently underway in Vienna to explore paths forward to reignite the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The United States is not directly participating in talks with Iran, but it does have a delegation of representatives in Vienna to influence the situation. If the U.S. and Iran can agree to resume compliance with the 2015 deal, it may ease tensions between the two countries, and they may not stumble into a war with each other.The June 18 presidential election of Iranian hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, whom the Trump administration sanctioned for human rights abuses, will unquestionably make negotiations challenging if they extend beyond August when Raisi takes office. There is, however, another important action that the Biden administration could take to help mitigate potential future conflicts.The Biden administration faces many foreign and domestic challenges: a global pandemic, staggering unemployment, an immigration crisis on the border, and rising tensions with China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. One problem, however, has received little attention: repealing the Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, which have permitted ever-expanding global conflicts in the last two decades.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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