When we say declare war, don't declare war, do you think that the OMPs, the authorization for use of military force in Afghanistan and Iraq, were those declarations of war? Yeah, I don't know. That's a great question. I don't think [the AUMFs] are [declarations of war] myself. But because there is a legitimate declaration. Overtakes them, I mean we have to say like Michael Scott coming out of his office saying, I declare bankruptcy. (07:59–08:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that the AUMFs are not declarations of war.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
