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Jim Webb: I find it really troubling, and particularly now 2 months later, that a unilateral decision by a President of the United…

On the recordMay 23, 2011
I find it really troubling, and particularly now 2 months later, that a unilateral decision by a President of the United States... could set a very disturbing precedent for how decisions are made for the use of force.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb expresses concern over unilateral presidential decisions on military action.

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