KH: It authorized force and put the US in charge of UN forces. Being in charge the US can call or call off any cease fire it wants to. Plus the resolution was never repealed.
I recall reading an interview with Bush Sr. back in the mid 90's where Bush Sir said they intentionally wrote the resolution to be as broad as possible and to never have an expiration date because he wanted to be able to us it as political cover if the US ever wanted to intervene in Iraq again. One of the benefits to writing your own resolution is that you get to make it just how you want it.
I recall reading an interview with Bush Sr. back in the mid 90's where Bush Sir said they intentionally wrote the resolution to be as broad as possible and to never have an expiration date because he wanted to be able to us it as political cover if the US ever wanted to intervene in Iraq again. One of the benefits to writing your own resolution is that you get to make it just how you want it.
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