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When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, how was it justified using the 2001 AUMF?

When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, how was it justified using the 2001 AUMF?

Social Psychology (10th Edition)
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When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, how was it justified using the 2001 AUMF?
World101 Global Era Issues uccaucs. What is an AUMF? The president is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, but the White House needs Congress's permission to use military force abroad for any operation lasting longer than sixty days. Lawmakers can declare war, giving the president broad powers, but that practice is effectively obsolete; Congress issued its last official declaration of war during World War II. Alternatively, Congress can pass a law authorizing a narrower scope of military operations. AUMF laws serve as that authorization, and they typically restrict military action to specific locations and, often, time frames. The 2001 AUMF, however, is so broad that it has been compared to declarations of war and is arguably, in one respect, even broader: the enemy is described, rather than named. Its open-ended nature means that the 2001 law is still operational and that it has been used to justify some of the most significant national security policy and military operations since 9/11. The Long-Lasting Effects of the 2001 AUMF U.S. coalition U.S. launches strikes against Syria (2017) Guantanamo Bay detention NSA conducts wireless U.S. invades Afghanistan (2001) begins strikes against Islamic State (2014) 2001 camp opens (2002) surveillance (2002) AUMF
Transcribed Image Text:World101 Global Era Issues uccaucs. What is an AUMF? The president is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, but the White House needs Congress's permission to use military force abroad for any operation lasting longer than sixty days. Lawmakers can declare war, giving the president broad powers, but that practice is effectively obsolete; Congress issued its last official declaration of war during World War II. Alternatively, Congress can pass a law authorizing a narrower scope of military operations. AUMF laws serve as that authorization, and they typically restrict military action to specific locations and, often, time frames. The 2001 AUMF, however, is so broad that it has been compared to declarations of war and is arguably, in one respect, even broader: the enemy is described, rather than named. Its open-ended nature means that the 2001 law is still operational and that it has been used to justify some of the most significant national security policy and military operations since 9/11. The Long-Lasting Effects of the 2001 AUMF U.S. coalition U.S. launches strikes against Syria (2017) Guantanamo Bay detention NSA conducts wireless U.S. invades Afghanistan (2001) begins strikes against Islamic State (2014) 2001 camp opens (2002) surveillance (2002) AUMF
A GROWING LIST OF AUTHORIZATIONS THE INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN: 2001 SHARE U.S. marines supporting Operatlon Enduring Freedom disembark from an amphlblous assault ship, on October 29, 2001. Source: Earnie Grafton/Reuters The first major policy step, clearly based on the 2001 AUMF, was the invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, less than a month after the 9/11 attacks. Launched with support from the United Kingdom, Operation En targeted al-Qaeda (which “planned" and "committed" the attacks) and the Taliban (which "harbored" al-Qaeda). Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda who claimed responsibility for directing the attacks, was ultimately killed Enduring Freedom by U.S. forces in 2011.
Transcribed Image Text:A GROWING LIST OF AUTHORIZATIONS THE INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN: 2001 SHARE U.S. marines supporting Operatlon Enduring Freedom disembark from an amphlblous assault ship, on October 29, 2001. Source: Earnie Grafton/Reuters The first major policy step, clearly based on the 2001 AUMF, was the invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, less than a month after the 9/11 attacks. Launched with support from the United Kingdom, Operation En targeted al-Qaeda (which “planned" and "committed" the attacks) and the Taliban (which "harbored" al-Qaeda). Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda who claimed responsibility for directing the attacks, was ultimately killed Enduring Freedom by U.S. forces in 2011.
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