Edward Markey actually said...

Yes. So, any group that could meet the test that you laid out, regardless of their geographical proximity to Afghanistan, could, in fact, be covered, in terms of the deployment of U.S. forces.

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Markey confirms that geographical limits do not apply to the 2001 AUMF.

02/10/2016

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