AUMF

Authorization for the Use of Military force, a bill passed by the U.S. Congress on September 14, 2001 that allowed then President George W. Bush to begin military operations against al-Qaeda and any other “associated forces” responsible for the 9/11 attacks. The bill has since been used as justification for Bush and subsequent presidents to conduct counterterror operations in Libya, Iraq, and throughout Africa, among other countries.

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