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2001 AUMF Expansion

The expansion of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) by the Obama administration to authorize strikes beyond Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Feb 4, 2026

How did the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs get used to justify strikes during the Obama administration?

The administration justified an expanding set of strikes first on constitutional Article II authority and then increasingly by reading the broadly to cover “associated forces” of and, with support fro...

Jan 6, 2026

How did the 2001 AUMF get used to justify Obama-era strikes outside Afghanistan and Iraq?

The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) was repeatedly invoked during the Obama administration to authorize strikes beyond Afghanistan and Iraq by treating al‑Qaida, its affiliates, an...