I don't believe many, if any, of us believed when we voted for [the AUMF] that we were voting for the longest war in the history of the United States and putting a stamp of approval on a war policy against terrorism that, 10 years plus later, we're still using.
Durbin reflects on the unintended consequences of the AUMF and its prolonged impact.
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