Romney on AUMF: We Want to Hear Biden Admin’s Middle East Strategy First Before We Repeal It

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ROMNEY: “Well, I’d like to hear from the administration what their strategy is with regards the Middle East. And what the threat is from not only from Al Qaeda but from ISIS, how they can assure that Iraq is going to remain independent and democratic, how they are going to plan for the future in Afghanistan. I want to understand what they are planning in the entire region and that is something which I think the American people have a right to understand as well, because as you point out, this authorization, this aumf has been employed by President Obama and other presidents as well to legally justify our action in the Middle East, particularly going after ISIS, and removing this authorization could well have impact on our capacity to, if you will, knock down any flare-ups that might occur in Iraq or in other places in the Middle East. I want to understand that. I’d like to hear public hearings from the secretary of state and the secretary of defense, as well as perhaps classified hearings to make sure that we understand exactly what the implications are and how the administration plans to proceed. I have to be honest. The action that was taken to withdraw all of our troops from Afghanistan, is in my opinion a very risky decision which jeopardizes well-being of women in Afghanistan and calls in extraordinary sacrifice of life that has been paid by American men and women in yoom.”