Niger Ambush Reignites Senate Debate Over Authorization Of Military Force
After the ambush in Niger that left four U.S. Army soldiers dead, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing Monday to consider the authorization of U.S. military force overseas.
The deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger earlier this month has again focused attention on whether Congress has ceded too much war fighting authority to the White House.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tells Robin Young the Authorization for the Use of Military Force - AUMF - passed after the Sept.
