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That's interesting: surely almost none of the state violence still being committed under this law is aimed at persons who had anything to do with 9/11, right? A
by abecedarius 11y ago
That's interesting: surely almost none of the state violence still being committed under this law is aimed at persons who had anything to do with 9/11, right? As for organizations, isn't Al Qaeda just a brand now?
- sooheon 11y agoThe obvious intended consequence of that wording was for the enemy to be an abstraction, to be extended as needed. It's much easier to justify going to war once, and simply readjust who exactly you are warring against as required.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> That's interesting: surely almost none of the state violence still being committed under this law is aimed at persons who had anything to do with 9/11, right? Its all being targeted at people or organizations the President -- whether Bush or Obama -- has determined have the requisite relationship to 9/11. The accuracy of that determination is immaterial to the AUMF, which isn't contingent on the actual relation of the targets to 9/11, but on the President's determination of the relation.