On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
It's a legitimate question.
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Hagel responds to Inhofe regarding a question about Iranian endorsement.
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If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.
It is up to the people of Afghanistan to make these decisions--their military, their new leadership that will be coming in as a result of their new government.
The statutory authority is the AUMF of 2001, and if you wanted to add something to that, it would probably be the AUMF of 2002.