Only one senior al Qaeda leader left. And what that means.

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9. Authorization for Use of Military Force - What about Mullah Omar?

Like your concept (very much so) but the AUMF was for war on al qaeda, the taliban, and Afghanistan as a safe haven country regards to 9-11 and is extremely fuzzy in language.

Your scenario is a stretch, alas, when one considerins the geographical expansion of the WOT against al qaeda to Africa and Pakistan since 2008.

Is the WOT over when the drone hit list is completed?

The War on Terror has made more terrorists rather than less because 9-11 should have been treated as a police rather than a war action.

Targets of the AUMF when passed were nations, organizations, and specific individuals (OBL and Mullah Omar) as specified in the language in AUMF plus "to prevent any future acts of terrorism".


From Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Terrorists

(a) IN GENERAL- That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.