… as some of our colleagues were, and you condemned President Bush for taking action to defend our country, I would still point out that the resolution before us is overbroad. The resolution prevents the President from taking offensive action against any foreign terrorist organization designated on or after February 20th of this year. This includes the Iranian backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. It appears our Democratic friends have forgotten that the Houthis are responsible for at least, at least 150 attacks against the United States and allied naval and commercial ships which have killed at least three people. (1:09:17–1:09:27)
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Asserts that a resolution restricts the President from acting against certain foreign terrorist organizations.
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