Comment by jen20
18 hours ago
> ...the operational and economic condition in which a nation, military force, or organization mobilizes its resources, industries, and policies as if an actual state of war exists...
Yes?
18 hours ago
> ...the operational and economic condition in which a nation, military force, or organization mobilizes its resources, industries, and policies as if an actual state of war exists...
Yes?
> … The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
Can’t say I’ve seen this?
> as if an actual state of war exists
"as if"
The phrase was first recorded as used in the London press in the late 1700s. It’s well understood across the English-speaking world. The fact that you might not have heard it before (or are being deliberately obtuse about the pretty obvious meaning) doesn’t change that.
So, because congress didn't declare it, the war doesn't exist? Lmao