Edward Markey actually said...

I voted for the 2001 resolution, and I am reminded that the U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan were dubbed 'Operation Enduring Freedom.'

Will it allow for unfettered deployment of ground troops? And ultimately, whether or not we are opening up Pandora's Box, especially in Syri...

I do not think people in that region view it that way right now. I think that has to be our goal, though.

Now, that causes great problems to me and, I think, to many members of the committee because even in the absence of the passage of a new AUM...