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On the recordMarch 22, 2021
In my view, both of these latter interpretations of the 2002 AUMF were strained and unnecessary.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern critiques past uses of the 2002 AUMF for military actions.

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