It would clearly define what the mission is, something that has been lacking in past military operations. It says we have to defeat or degrade the Iranians' ability to develop a nuclear weapon. And that it also has a clear timeline, 90 days. It would expire at the end of July, give the President time to enforce the blockade of Iran to open the Straits of Hormuz. (30:49–30:54)
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Asserts that the authorization aims to defeat or degrade Iran's nuclear weapon development.
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