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The 20th anniversary of the 2001 AUMF

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The 20th anniversary of the 2001 AUMF

Early October will mark 20 years since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan.

The legislation that allowed swift military action to take place just weeks after the terror attacks was the 2001 congressional Authorization for Use of Military Force, or the AUMF. But in the 20 years since, subsequent presidential administrations have abused the AUMF to conduct military operations beyond Afghanistan with little pushback from Congress.

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