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On the recordMay 15, 2013
Certainly the President has military personnel deployed all over the world today, in probably over 70 to 80 countries, and that authority is not always under AUMF.
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Mark Udall
Democratic · Colorado

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Udall highlights the extensive military presence without clear AUMF authority.

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