Graham Questions Military Leaders on Use of Military Force

thank you Mr chairman %HESITATION and from the president's point of view do does the authorization to use military force does

it in any way restrict his ability to go after terrorist organizations that represent

a national security threat to this country and places outside of Afghanistan that are not the

within the hierarchy of the al queda that existed on September eleventh two thousand one senator

I don't they would not okay so do we need to change it to give the president is there anything the president would like us to do differently than then

has many other authorities that you're aware of that he could use that that he used prior to AO left to deal with any other threats to our national security degree

would with made the war against radical Islam or tear whatever description like to a

provider %HESITATION will go on after the second term of president Obama centered my judgment this is going to go on for quite awhile and yes beyond the Turks second

think you're absolutely right I think were involved in generational struggle so %HESITATION the lessons of nine eleven are always learned the hard way so

and your advice would be to the committee is to do nothing senator I think it's appropriate to review nay

lol though is written twelve in doing nothing is an exceptional you know for Congress could be at the right answer more often than not nnhs

I think it's appropriate a time to review this and we are taking this very seriously to review it but

at this time we don't find that it would necessarily that'll improve our ability to conduct a global our

global campaign against these organizations well general do you agree with that no senator I I agree that the current your methods adequate for us we we

staff yeah we've been able to to to go after the enemy that %HESITATION is fits within the a or math do

you agree with me %HESITATION sector that the inherent authority of the president's commander in chief would

give him or her great latitude in terms of pursuing terrorist organizations that represent a threat against the United States apart from Congress yes

Sir I do agree but you also agree that when the Congress and the president and our course are all aligned we're

stronger as a nation and we're all on the same sheet of music Misr so the one thing I do believe would be helpful is if the Congress does

more than just criticize and that we found ways to empower the commander in chief and

they have changed a bit but in many ways it's they have not changed very much at all they are operating in

have expanded in North Africa and some other areas who quite frankly this is been a global organization since day one but

would you agree with me because the pressure we've placed on the enemy in Afghanistan and Iraq they're moving yes Sir they've always moved even in two thousand two they were very active in North Africa %HESITATION

so Naomi watts Levine so that I could agree with you more so from your point of view you

have all the authorization and legal authorities necessary to conduct a drone strike against a terrorist organizations in Yemen without changing the AMF yes