By Stephanie Savell, includes “U.S. presidents have cited the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to justify an unknown number of military operations, including airstrikes, combat, detention, and supporting partner militaries, in at least 22 countries. … Under this AUMF, Congress relinquished its constitutionally assigned war powers in the fight against ‘terrorism,’ ceding to the president its responsibility to decide whether, when, and where the United States chooses war.2 The 2001 AUMF is still in effect today. …”
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