http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-kent/has-congress-already-auth_b_48826.html<snip>
The statute Congress passed in fall 2002 authorizing military force against Iraq allows the President to use force to "enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq." After the U.S.-led invasion, the Security Council issued resolutions authorizing coalition forces to "take all necessary measures" to secure Iraq, including "preventing and deterring terrorism," "ensur
force protection" and "counter ongoing security threats posed by forces seeking to influence Iraq's political future through violence." Iran's actions arguably fall within this authorization in several ways. Besides supporting Shiite Iraqi insurgents in attacking U.S. forces and Sunni civilians, Iran's military appears to be entering Iraqi territory: its recent seizure of British sailors apparently took place in Iraqi waters, and last fall Iranian troops apparently crossed into Iraq and attacked U.S. and Iraqi forces there.
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