Also Available Online at cspan. Org or with the free cspan radio app. Last month, senators heard from former george w. Bush and Obama Administration officials on the 2001 authorization for the use of military force, which currently guides u. S. Military engagements abroad. They argue for a new aumf to more specifically guide against Global Threats and against groups that didnt exist 16 years ago. This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is about 90 minute it is. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. We thank our witnesses for being here and all of our senators i know care deeply about this issue. Id like to thank you for being here to testify. Your insights and experience will be helpful as we begin to reengage on this difficult topic. Its been well over a decade since 9 11. And theres an interest on the part of many members to revisit and refresh the authority we use to fight terrorism. In 2014, we saw the rise of isis, which seized territory in iraq and syria