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Sen. Bill Nelson's comment on president's proposal

Statement

Date: Feb. 11, 2015
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Following is his statement on the president's proposed resolution authorizing force against ISIS:

Any group barbaric enough to behead and burn innocent people and bring about the death of a humanitarian worker deserves to be crushed.

I believe Congress should vote to give the president clear and defined authority to strike and defeat ISIS.

The president's proposal on key points closely mirrors the one I offered last year. Both authorize force against ISIS; both allow the U.S. to hunt ISIS down wherever they might seek safe haven; and, both would need to be reviewed in three years.

On the issue of boots on the ground, both say no to standing armies but leave open the possibility of special forces-led strikes.


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