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Jim Webb: “The War Powers Act does not apply in this situation because of their very narrow and, in my opinion, contorted legal…”

On the recordJune 27, 2011
The War Powers Act does not apply in this situation because of their very narrow and, in my opinion, contorted legal definition of 'hostilities.'
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb criticizes the administration's interpretation of the War Powers Act.

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