"derelict because of timidity"  Hmm.  It seems to me that someone who touts her military credentials (a military lawyer, not a combat vet) would read Defense News, which reports that the Senate, like the Americans they represent, are divided on the question of war.  Senator Graham has drafted a broad AUMF.  A bipartisan bill, similar to what the President asked for, would authorize action for only three years, and only to protect Americans under imminent threat.  Democrat Bill Menendez, former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, would bar ground troops, which the President also proposes.  Others are looking for a coherent strategy against ISIS before voting to authorize an AUMF.  But if you really want to talk about supporting the troops, then talk about the President's repeated statements that we don't have combat troops in the Middle East, that they're just "advisors".  Tell that to the widows of the "advisors" who have been killed.