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On the recordMay 23, 2018
I never thought, in my wildest interpretations, it would be used 18 years later, in a campaign against ISIS.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin reflects on the unexpected long-term use of the 2001 AUMF.

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