Chris Coons actually said...

"the American public often is much more skeptical about the commitment of U.S. forces abroad than this body is"

"I appreciate your articulated commitment to finding a way to craft an AUMF that is narrower, more specific, that has a clear process for adding territories or groups and that would include an end date..."

"It is important that the American people know this is a vote about a war that has long been over."

"If you want that kind of power on the books and you do not want to vote again... that is giving up a huge amount of power."