Law, College of
Nebraska Law Bulletin (Selected Issues)
Date of this Version
3-29-2021
Document Type
Article
Citation
Nebraska Law Bulletin (March 29, 2021)
Abstract
The twin achievements by the Trump Administration—ISIS and the Taliban—certainly means that there is now a light at the end of the tunnel for ending the War on Terror. To be sure, other challenges and setbacks will certainly arise from both regions of concern, but the ultimate signpost for the end of the War on Terror may simply be an acceptable measure of stability. It remains to be seen if the Biden Administration has the political will to take advantage of the Trump-Taliban peace deal and depart from the war-torn country by May 2021 as agreed. To date, President Biden has elected to freeze the process and as of this writing the 2,500 American forces are still on the ground.
To those who suggest that an American departure from Afghanistan or Syria will lead to greater instability and a higher likelihood of another 9/11-styled attack on the homeland, the answer is as it has always been. In other words, if attacked or threatened with imminent attack, the United States will respond with overwhelming military might in self-defense as fully recognized and authorized in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
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