Chris Dodd: “Under Public Law 107-306, November 27, 2002, subsection (e), ``Limitation on Participation of United States Personnel''…”

“Under Public Law 107-306, November 27, 2002, subsection (e), ``Limitation on Participation of United States Personnel'': No United States Armed Forces personnel or United States civilian contractor employed by the United States will participate in any combat operation in connection with assistance made available under this section, except for the purpose of acting in self defense or rescuing any United States citizen to include United States Armed Forces personnel, United States civilian employees, and civilian contractors employed by the United States. I am not creating new law. That is a public law that is on the books. So I say to my colleagues, I do not believe we are going off in an area that would be unwarranted.”