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President Obama sent a report to Congress citing Public Law 107-40 (the 2001 AUMF) to justify ongoing military operations in Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, and Egypt. The hosts argue that using a post-9/11 law to justify troops in Egypt or the pursuit of Joseph Kony is a "legal scam." They question how these modern conflicts relate to the original 2001 attacks against the United States.
President Obama cited Public Law 107-40, the Authorization for Use of Military Force enacted after the September 11 attacks, as the legal basis for operations in Libya. By invoking this decade-old law passed under George W. Bush, the administration bypasses the constraints of the War Powers Resolution. Critics argue this interpretation allows for indefinite military action based on a vague definition of national security interests.
