From the obama and george w. Bush administrations discuss the authorization that was used in 2001 after the september 11th terror attacks and why new authorization is needed for current u. S. Military operations. The Senate Foreign relations hearing is an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] Foreign Relations committee will come to order. We thank our witnesses for being here and all of our senators who i know care deeply about this issue. I would like to thank you for being here to testify. Your insights will be helpful as we reingauge reengage in this difficult topic. In 2014 we saw the rise of isis which seized territory and has drawn thousands of foreign fighters and conducted repeated attacks against the United States or our allies. As a result of these types of threats and others multifor approximately president s have used the 2001 authorization military force by necessity to conduct hundreds of drone trieks around the world and put american troop
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
Cable companies and is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. Id like to think you for being here to testify, your insights and experience will be helpful as we begin to reengage on this difficult topic. Over a decadell since 9 11 and there is an interest on the part of many members to revisit and refresh the authority we used to fight terrorism. As result of these types of threats and others, multiple president s have used the 2001 authorization for the use of conduct force to hundreds of drones carts around the world and put american troops on the ground in multiple countries. However, there are a multitude of terrorist groups operating today that pose a direct threat to the United States and have lesser connection to the 9 11 attacks. Many questioned whether the 2000 ams covers these types of groups. I have always believed it was important for congress to exercise its constitutional role to authorize the use of force and our country is better off when congress clearly a
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This event is one hour. [applause] it is my pleasure to welcome everyone here to the first of an exciting series of interviews conducted by smithsonian and philanthropist extraordinaire David Rubenstein. [applause] we are kicking off this series with a fascinating conversation with one of the most accomplished people on the world stage, secretary Madeleine Albright. [applause] what better place to begin van in this Great American . The smithsonian has always been uniquely american. Examining culture and history, exploring artistic expression and scientific innovation. Today, we are an institution of 19 museums, a national zoo, with collections totaling 156 million objects. Still, the story of america is so expensive that we continually work to include more chapters. That necessitates telling a more complex and more diverse story that better reflects who we are as a people. Just across the street, the new National Museum of African American history and culture is set to open. The person