The president sent Congress his latest report on troop deployments under the War Powers law on December 8. It shows that combat-equipped forces are in 15 named countries plus 90,000 in various NATO countries and others "postured outside Afghanistan." There is also a classified annex.
No surprises here. The letter has a defensive tone. For example, it says US forces in Yemen are doing counter-terrorism and are not engaged in hostilities against the Houthis.
I remain convinced that the war powers laws are useful in providing some transparency on US military activities and will continue to draw attention to the reports.
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