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John Garamendi: “To use the 2001 or the 2002 AUMF as a reason for a new war... is, in my estimation, just dead wrong.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
To use the 2001 or the 2002 AUMF as a reason for a new war... is, in my estimation, just dead wrong.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi criticizes using outdated AUMFs to justify new military conflicts.

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