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Comment by whiddershins

3 days ago

congresss did not declare war for any of the post wwii wars.

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mattmaroon  2 days ago

While technically true, they did give authorization to both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as others.

armada651  2 days ago

Even without a deceleration of war, any use of the military requires congressional approval unless it falls within some authorization congress has already granted.

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