Recalibrating American Foreign Policy
Ending Endless Wars and Promoting Peace Through Strength
For decades, politicians sent soldiers like me into endless wars with no clear mission while other countries refused to pull their weight. A change of course is long overdue. Americans want a new vision for foreign policy that relies on clear objectives and a real understanding of the total human cost of any war. After 9/11, we lost just over 7,000 American service members in conflicts across the Middle East. In the decades since that war, we’ve lost 30,000 more troops and Global War on Terrorism-era veterans to suicide. That is the total human cost of war, not just those lost on the battlefield. It’s time to repeal open-ended war authorizations and replace them with defined goals and responsible limits. Our security relies on Congress taking bold action like this to deter our enemies, strengthen our armed forces, improve partnerships with allies, and keep our troops out of endless wars.
Taking Action to Recalibrate American Foreign Policy:
- Introduced the Military Force Oversight Amendment to require all Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) to expire after five years unless reauthorized by Congress.
- Introduced the Prevent Endless Wars Act to require a sunset of no longer than five years on any Authorization for Use of Military Force fast-tracked through Congress.
- Introduced the War Powers Priority Procedures Modernization Act to give Congress additional tools to fast-track a vote to end unauthorized military force.
- Introduced the Cold War Military Force Repeal Act to repeal the outdated 1957 Authorization for Use of Military Force for fighting communism in the Middle East.
- Introduced an Authorization for Use of Military Force to give President Trump congressional authority until July 30, 2026, to stop Iran and its terrorist proxies from developing a nuclear weapon without putting American boots on the ground or engaging in nation building.
Recalibrating American Foreign Policy is the fourth pillar of my Blueprint for a Better America. To learn more about the Blueprint, click here.