Did I miss the part where Congress declared war or is that passe?

oceansky 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Even Vietnam wasn't formally declared as a war. Last formal declaration was WWII.

	▲	soraminazuki 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As I understand it, congress still authorized the use of force. Nowadays, the president effectively bypasses congress using the 2 decades old authorization for the use of force against the overly broad threat of "terror."

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wmf 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's not a war, it's a limited engagement or whatever.

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endemic 15 hours ago | parent [-]

A “special operation”

	▲	sealeck 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		A "special military operation", perhaps?

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goodluckchuck 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A declaration of war is an invitation for the other side to attack. Rather than being a restraint against war, empowering Congress to declare war allows them to force a potentially unwilling president into war.

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