Editing Paul Wellstone (section)

===Gulf War===
Wellstone voted against authorizing the use of force before the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]] on January 12, 1991 (the vote was 52–47 in favor).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=102&session=1&vote=00002|title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote|publisher=Senate.gov|access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> He also voted against the use of force before the [[Iraq War]] on October 11, 2002 (the vote was 77–23 in favor).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00237|title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote|publisher=Senate.gov|access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> Wellstone was one of 11 senators to vote against both the 1991 and 2002 resolutions. The others were also all Democrats: [[Daniel Akaka]] of [[Hawaii]]; [[Jeff Bingaman]] of [[New Mexico]]; [[Robert Byrd]] of [[West Virginia]]; [[Kent Conrad]] of [[North Dakota]]; [[Daniel Inouye]] of Hawaii; [[Ted Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]]; [[Patrick Leahy]] of [[Vermont]]; [[Carl Levin]] of [[Michigan]]; [[Barbara Mikulski]] of [[Maryland]]; and [[Paul Sarbanes]] of Maryland.