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Elissa Slotkin: “That is not about al Qaeda. That is not about, you know…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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US Rep. Elissa Slotkin: US should be ‘clear eyed’ about Russian attempts

Published | Video Starts at 15:34

It just means this vehicle is not the right vehicle. Now, there's been a longstanding, like, long before I got here, attempt to repeal the 2002 Iraq authorization of military force. That is not about al Qaeda. That is not about, you know, ISIS and son of al Qaeda. That is about the authorization to go to war in Iraq. And I think most people feel that the life, the lifespan of that authorization of military force is no longer required. We are friendly with the government of Iraq there. (15:34–15:45)

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Asserts that the 2002 Iraq authorization of military force is specifically about going to war in Iraq, not about al Qaeda or ISIS.

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