So why not declare war on them, given that's the very same basis we used to declare war on Afgh? @jacklgoldsmith @BarackObama
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We did not declare war on Afghanistan. US has not declared war since WWII.
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So why not declare [whatever equivalent you call US vs Afgh actions] on them?
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I'm pretty sure the use of force authorization from 9/11 covers Taliban leaders still
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Point was that the same basis could be used for Pakistan. Do you think that's true?
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I think current authorization covers it. So new one not needed.
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Current one covers it for US. But not the PKs. They do insist they are a sovereign country, you know
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2001 AUMF is what we used to get bin Laden in Pakistan in '11. Do you think more was needed for that?
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OBL raid was sheep dipped inside CIA. This was not, as far as we know.
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I think both were conducted by the US Armed Forces. Navy SEALS in '11 & USAF last week. Per AUMF.
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The OBL raid is more complicated than that. Technically it was CIA. @ubiqunity @jacklgoldsmith
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