(11.Oktober) Title 10 is “a preferred way to do things when we can. And I think we should strive to make Title 10 the principle method of conducting these operations,” he said.

Some members of Congress pushed to have a debate over the AUMF as part of the fiscal year 2014 budget discussions, and former defense secretary Leon Panetta and CIA chief John Brennan have called for moving away from the AUMF and reverting back to Title 10 authorities.