I do not know that there were any Members of the Senate who really understood, when we voted on this Authorization for the Use of Military Force, what we were voting for.
Dick Durbin: “I do not know that there were any Members of the Senate who really understood, when we voted on this Authorization for…”
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Durbin reflects on the lack of understanding regarding the AUMF vote after 9/11.
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