US historians claim that the proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force against Daesh that Congress is preparing will give President Barack Obama unlimited powers to declare war contrary to the US Constitution. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) The proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Daesh that Congress is preparing ...

The Pentagon ostensibly wants to put more effort into its anti-Daesh campaign, but if this requires sending additional boots on the ground, the US could be dragged into another protracted war that could last for years, Ivan Eland, US senior defense analyst from the Independent Institute, told RT. "I think we're onthe escalation path back intoIraq ...