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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
the people who congregated in Afghanistan, has absolutely nothing to do with this.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine argues that the 2001 war authorization is irrelevant to current conflicts.

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