▲ | PeterHolzwarth 12 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By the body of American legislative tradition, no this is not an act of war. In fact, we haven't declared one since WWII. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | BartjeD 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If Mexico bombed area 51 with bunker busters and stealth planes, it would be interpreted as a declaration of war. By anyone. The world over. If you're seriously saying this isn't war, bombing Iran, you're just engaging in willfull self deception at this point. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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▲ | alkonaut 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bombing government military infrastructure (not terrorist cells or similar) is as clear as it gets. If this isn’t an act of war then nothing is. And that’s a terrifying thought because that means a single person can start a war without congressional approval. Even impeachment doesn’t help prevent war since it’s after the fact. What happens if a president orders strikes on a friendly country? It could be due to dementia, narcissistic personality disorder, personal vendettas (hypothetically, in real life I trust the US wouldnt elect that kind of person). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | einpoklum 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C11-2... Use of military force requires congressional approval. Well, in principle. In practice, the US executive does not observe this restriction, or at most - makes a flimsy connection the 2001 AUMF following the twin towers attack. The courts do not enjoin it from using military force pretty much arbitraly; and congress does not impeach nor even adopt declarative denunciations of this behavior. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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▲ | BartjeD 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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