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AUMF

A cross-examination of AUMF

AUMF Background

Terrorism acts of September 11; this was a dark day in American history. Such acts necessitate the need to initiate appropriate self-defense measures against the proponents of such heinousness. The state shall therefore do anything through the powers bestowed upon the president to deter any attempt to mete such acts against American citizens. Public law as stipulated in act 107 section 40 points to the authorization of the use of force to counter such acts. There was a consensus, therefore that the president is bestowed with powers to authorize the United States forces to use force even outside the borders of the United States to make sure that such forces of terrorism are defeated. Proponents including individuals, organizations and even countries shall be pursued and suppressed to prevent them from committing terrorist acts against United States citizens.

Justification

There was no limit to the geographical span within which the United States forces would operate in an attempt to achieve the goals stated in their objectives including defeating Al-Qaida outside the U.S. or borders of Afghanistan. U.S. forces are not under any obligation to stop hostilities even after the attainment of that objective. The AUMF as stated by Congress does not impose such limitations to the defense option against Al-Qaeda.

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If any entity is proved to have aided in the terrorist attack of September 11th, the president has the powers to employ all force within his powers including military force to defeat the proponent mentioned; as long as the target is found to have either directly aided the execution of such acts against American Citizens, hosted, planned, authorized or aided the operations of the terrorists in any way (Groves). The UN and the Security Council does not impose limitations of geographic nature when it comes to self-defense. If Al-Qaida or Taliban forces plan their attacks against U.S. forces or those of Afghanistan from any location, including Pakistan, the U.S. has a right to pursue such elements all the way to their hideouts wherever they are. Al-Qaida's preferred operation locations including Somalia, the Sahel, Pakistan or Yemen do not deter U.S. forces from hitting them back in those locations.

Needed Amendments

Authorization for the use of military force has not attained consensus amongst Congress members yet but there are indications that some lessons have been learnt from the free willed passage of AUMF in 2001.….....

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