In the wake of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress authorized the use of force against al Qaeda and the Taliban. Seventeen years later, the White House still uses that congressional authorization to justify U.S. military involvement in conflicts around the world. In many of these conflicts, the administration has failed to articulate a coherent set of achievable U.S. objectives or a theory of victory for how to achieve them. Congress has an obligation to conduct oversight of U.S. military involvement in hostilities, but it has largely failed to hold presidents accountable.
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