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Fully KeptNational Security / ISIS

Introduce an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIL that places no limits on time, geography, or means in the fight against the group.

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Fully KeptFact-checker reviewConfidence: 95%

The promised action was to INTRODUCE an AUMF against ISIL with no limits on time, geography, or means. Independent verification confirms Graham did exactly that. His official Senate press release (Dec 3, 2015) — fetched directly — documents the completed act with the exact cited quote verbatim: "The AUMF I introduced today will not limit us in terms of time, geography, or means in the fight against ISIL," and explicitly lists no expiration date, no geographic limits, and no prohibition on U.S. ground forces. CBS News (fetched) verifies the "no expiration date, no geographic bounds and no limit on the scope of U.S. ground troops" quote verbatim. Roll Call (fetched) verifies its headline and confirms the measure reached the Senate calendar. The Congress.gov citation returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch (bot block, not a dead source); I corroborated it via WebSearch, which returned the exact quoted title — "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces" — and confirmed the resolution (S.J.Res.29, placed on the Senate calendar Jan 21, 2016) lists Graham among the sponsors. Because the promised deliverable was the introduction itself, and Graham introduced precisely the described AUMF, FULL is warranted and does not overstate the evidence. The measure's later failure to receive a floor vote concerns passage, which was not what was promised.

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