Chris Coons: Trump Needs to Come to Congress to Get an AUMF for Syria

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COONS: "First, this is not the time to significantly cut our investment in diplomacy and development and humanitarian aid. Because navigating their way through the very complex crises in Syria and Iraq is going to be difficult and expensive. And if we're not prepared for a diplomatic solution and a development solution, once we retake the cities of Mosul and Raqqa, then we're simply going to repeat some of the mistakes of the past. Second, if you're going into a big fight, bring some big friends. So continuing to close the gaps created with our vital allies in NATO and across Europe by President Trump's irresponsible statements as a candidate is urgent work to be done by members of Congress, by members of the administration and by our senior diplomats. Last, President Trump needs to come to Congress and work with us to get an authorization for the use of military force so that we're doing our job under the Constitution and clarifying what we've approved going into in Syria. To do so requires a strategy. We need to hear a strategy."