Over the past twelve years, a single Congressional resolution has allowed the United States to carry out military activities that constitute arguably some of the darkest marks on the tapestry of our national history. The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force was passed immediately following the September 11th attacks over the course of only three days, with, according to former California Congresswoman Jane Harman who voted affirmatively on the resolution in 2001, “five hours of debate in the House and even less in the Senate.”