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On the recordAugust 8, 2004
Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it is the right authority for a president to have. But I would have used that authority, as I have said throughout this campaign, effectively. I would have done this very differently from the way President Bush has.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

John Kerry responds affirmatively to whether he would have supported the authority to wage war in Iraq, while criticizing President Bush's execution of that authority.

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