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Eugene Robinson: Congress needs to reclaim its war-making powers

Congress needs to do more than investigate the deaths. It needs to authorize this conflict — or shut it down.

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright of Lyons, Ga., late Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., was one of four U.S. troops and four Niger forces killed in an ambush by dozens of Islamic extremists on a joint patrol of American and Niger Force. (Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne/U.S. Air Force via AP)