Ben Cardin actually said...

We really play into making our country more vulnerable when we use that type of rhetoric that estranges Muslims around the world.

Warning against rhetoric that alienates Muslim communities and increases vulnerability to extremism.

11/30/2016

More Ben Cardin Quotes

I hope that soon we will also be considering the repeal of the existing overextended Authorizations for the Use of Military Force from 9/11 ...

Do you have the authority under the 2001 to pursue Boko Haram's atrocities?

But the specific mission that they were participating in, as I understand it, went beyond that. Am I wrong on that?

So, this is not 2001 authorization.