Seven days after the 9 11 terrorist attacks, Congress passed a joint resolution that gave then President George W. Bush the go ahead to use military force against the attackers. Since then, that resolution has been stretched to give the president sweeping powers in an open ended “war on terror” that has expanded from al Qaeda to groups that didn’t even exist in 2001. AUMF Rand Paul Congresswoman Barbara Lee U.S. Senator Tim Kaine Senator Jeff Flake

Seven days after the 9 11 terrorist attacks, Congress passed a joint resolution that gave then President George W. Bush the go ahead to use military force against the attackers. Since then, that resolution has been stretched to give the president sweeping powers in an open ended “war on terror” that has expanded from al Qaeda to groups that didn’t even exist in 2001. AUMF Rand Paul Congresswoman Barbara Lee U.S. Senator Tim Kaine Senator Jeff Flake over 6 years in Washington Diplomat

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