Ben Cardin actually said...

So, without any further authorization from Congress, you believe you have authorization if the determination is made to deploy whatever forc...

I will point out that there are significant differences here about whether the 2001 authorization covers the military operation--counterterr...

I am not sure that Congress envisioned that we would have the potential of ground troops in Northern Africa in combat missions.

The October 4th ambush of U.S. and Nigerien forces was a tragic but isolated incident.