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Obama administration's use of 2001 AUMF

The Obama administration's use of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to justify counterterrorism strikes and operations beyond the original 9/11 perpetrators

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Jan 16, 2026

What legal arguments did the Obama administration use to justify cross-border targeted strikes?

The Obama administration grounded its cross-border targeted-strike program mainly in a combination of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and the President’s Article II commander-i...