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Mike Levin: It specifically ``affirms that . . . the United States has at all times the inherent right to use military force in…

On the recordOctober 10, 2002
It specifically ``affirms that . . . the United States has at all times the inherent right to use military force in self-defense.'' It explicitly preserves that right.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the inherent right of the U.S. to use military force in self-defense.

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