The legislation that enabled the perpetual state of not-quite-war the US has been in since then[1] was passed after a memorial ceremony mere days after 9/11. Th

The legislation that enabled the perpetual state of not-quite-war the US has been in since then[1] was passed after a memorial ceremony mere days after 9/11. The text itself was drafted within less than a day after the events. [1]: http://www.radiolab.org/story/60-words/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/60-words/