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Reply #9: Does that mean Shrub is the sole decider on "who" aided the 9/11 attacks? [View All]

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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-11-07 11:42 PM
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9. Does that mean Shrub is the sole decider on "who" aided the 9/11 attacks?
Thanks scarletwoman - tho I'm still confused if the AUMF allows Shrub to act very stupidly at will - definition below. Does he have to justify his actions to anyone? Or is the only way to take his hands off the wheel to rescind it? If that's true, I place that at the head of the line in terms of legislative agenda.

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The Authorization for Use of Military Force ("AUMF") (Public law 107-40) was a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 2001, authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001. The authorization granted the President the authority to use all "necessary and appropriate force" against those whom he determined "planned, authorized, committed, or aided" the September 11th attacks, or who harbored said persons or groups. The AUMF was signed by President George W. Bush on September 18, 2001.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force

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