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Maryland Campaign to Keep the Guard Home






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Why Now?

Having a newly elected administration does not change the need for this legislation. In fact, this is precisely when we should emphasize the rule of law as a moral and practical predicate to the use of military force. At present, any deployment of National Guard troops to Iraq lacks lawful authorization, regardless of who is president.

If you are wondering why the campaign is restricted to Iraq and doesn't include, for example, Afghanistan-it is because we are pursuing a legal strategy, and the two conflicts have different AUMFs. If we are successful with this campaign, then we will explore how to address Afghanistan.

Here is why we are pursuing this campaign, even though it appears that the war in Iraq is possibly starting to wind down:




So, the campaign is about these important issues: