Clinton Contradicts Herself on Whether AUMF Needed to Hit ISIS

DICKERSON: "Secretary Clinton, the-- French president has called this attack an act of war. A couple of days ago you were asked if you would declare war on ISIS and you said no. Would you-- would you-- what would you say now?"
CLINTON: "Well, we-- we have an authorization to use military force against terrorists. We-- passed it after 9/11."
DICKERSON: "And you think that covers all of it?"
HILLARY CLINTON: "It-- it certainly does cover it. I-- I would like to see it updated."
DICKERSON: "If you were in the Senate-- if you were in the Senate would you be okay with-- the commander in chief doing that without coming back to you?"
CLINTON: "No. It would have to go through the Congress. And I know the White House has actually been working with members of Congress. Maybe now we can get it moving again so that we can upgrade it so that it does include all the tools and everything in our arsenal that we can use to try to work with our allies and our friends, come up with better intelligence. You know, it is difficult finding intelligence that is actionable in a lotta these places. But we have to keep trying. And we have to do more to prevent the flood of foreign fighters who have gone to Syria, especially the ones with-- with western passports that come back. So there's a lot of work we need to do. And I wanna be sure that what's called the AUMF has the authority that is needed going forward."