π§ 1) What #GWOT originally was
The Global War on Terror was #launched by the #U.S. after #9/11 as a legal/political framework to justify military and intelligence operations worldwide β from Afghanistan to Iraq to drone campaigns in Africa and the Middle East β under the banner of countering βterrorism.β
Over time, critics argued GWOT became:
β’ a tool for broader military intervention,
β’ a justification for extraterritorial strikes,
β’ and a rationale to bypass traditional war powers or international law. οΏΌ