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Rick Allen: Is there anything in this resolution that would prevent the President from committing 500,000 troops to a war in Iraq…

On the recordOctober 8, 2002
Is there anything in this resolution that would prevent the President from committing 500,000 troops to a war in Iraq without further congressional action?
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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Questioning the implications of a resolution regarding military action in Iraq.

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