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On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
The Taliban, for all of their counterproductive and backward policies and what they are doing today, did not warrant a proactive designation by Congress as an organization that the President is authorized to use military force against.
Said by
Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul argues against designating the Taliban for military action under current policies.

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