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SENATORLINDSEYGRAHAMTOINTRODUCEAUTHORIZATION

FORUSEMILITARYFORCE(AUMF) AGAINSTISIL

Im going to introduce an authorization to use Military Force against ISIL that is not

limited by time, geography or means.

We must allow this resident and e!ery "uture resident to do whate!er is necessary to

destroy ISIL be"ore they hit us here at home. #his authorization will mirror the approach

we too$ against al%&aeda a"ter '()).

We only ha!e two choices regarding ISIL * "ight them in their bac$yard or "ight them in

ours. I choose to "ight them in their bac$yard.+

United State Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)

BACKGROUND:

On Wednesday, November ! U"S" Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said he #illsoon introdu$e an %uthori&ation 'or Use o' ilitary or$e (%U) %*ainst the +slami$ State o'

+ra and the Levant (+S+L) and its asso$iated 'or$es"

BASIC FACTS:

Use of mili!"# fo"$e !%& !sso$i!e& 'oe"s 'ossesse& # *e U%ie& S!es !"e

!+*o"i,e& o &e-"!&e !%& &es"o# ISIL.

No -eo-"!'*i$ limis !"e 'l!$e& o% Ame"i$!% mili!"# o" i%elli-e%$e se"/i$es i% *e

fi-* !-!i%s ISIL. he destru$tion o' +S+L is a to. national se$urity .riority" he

atta$/s in Lebanon, ran$e, and 0*y.t have sho#n that +S+L1s e''orts aren1t limited by the

borders o' Syria and +ra" %s su$h, the Graham %U ensures that #e $an 'i*ht +S+L#herever, #henever, and ho#ever"

No e0'i"!io% &!e" %rti'i$ial time limits and e2.irations dates serve to embolden the

enemy and en$oura*e them to #ait out the United States" We #ill ta/e as lon* as #e

need to de'eat +S+L"

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No '"o*iiio% o% se%&i%- Ame"i$!% fo"$es o% *e -"o+%& o $om! ISIL. +S+L

$annot be destroyed #ith air .o#er alone" +t #ill reuire 'or$es on the *round to destroy

the Cali.hate and liberate inno$ent $ivilians livin* under +S+L $ontrol"

No '"o*iiio%s o% *e !ili# of *e U%ie& S!es o &is"+' o%li%e e""o"is

"e$"+ime% !$i/iies1 o%li%e e""o"is '"o'!-!%&!1 o" e""o"is $omm+%i$!io%s.+S+L has .roven to have a shre#d understandin* and ada.tation to the use o' so$ial

media, the +nternet, and online $ommuni$ation" he United States #ill brin* the 'ull

'or$e o' our te$hnolo*i$al arsenal to bear in the 'i*ht a*ainst +S+L"

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