In the early 2000s, Congress passed two war authorizations that U.S. presidents have used repeatedly to justify military actions around the world.
Over the past two decades, these “Authorizations for Use of Military Force” (AUMFs) have been used to conduct airstrikes in Syria, Somalia, and other countries; jail people in Guantanamo Bay; and carry out the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
It’s time that the U.S. reckon with the enormous costs of post-9/11 wars in human lives, environmental destruction, and displacement.
Tell Congress: Repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations—and end ongoing military actions!
