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Tim Kaine: “The absence of an AUMF could affect the legality of United States presence in Afghanistan”

On the recordMay 20, 2014
The absence of an AUMF could affect the legality of United States presence in Afghanistan
Said by
Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine raises concerns about U.S. military legality without the AUMF.

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