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Lindsey Graham: “The military has legal authority under the Constitution and the Authorization to Use Military Force to strike back…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
The military has legal authority under the Constitution and the Authorization to Use Military Force to strike back against al Qaeda.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham asserts military authority to respond to threats from al Qaeda.

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