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War on terror has done nothing but create more terrorists
Too bad we did anything in 2001. We wouldn't have this problem now. [LasVegasSun] In 2001 and in 2002, Congress passed authorizations for war. While not declarations of war, these mandates, each titled an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) provided the legal framework for attacks against al-Qaeda for the Iraq War. Both AUMFs are still in effect today. As Congress considers its annual authorization to fund the Pentagon, our current members of Congress, both in the House and the Senate, are in positions of responsibility and ability to repeal these AUMFs.The effect of the AUMFs: Based on FBI and journalist investigations, al Qaeda had 200-400 members worldwide in September of 2001. It now has affiliates in every corner of the world, its strength measures in the tens of thousands of members, and it controls territory in Yemen, Syria and parts of Africa. In Afghanistan, the Taliban now controls as much as 60% of the territory and, with regards to international terrorism, where there was one international terror group in Afghanistan in 2001, the Pentagon now reports 20 such groups. Posted by: Herb McCoy 2020-02-18 |
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