[ex-snook]

Declaration of War? What’s that?

Wasn’t the last one the USA issued way back on 12/8/1941?

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That’s right. Roosevelt was the last president with enough leadership ability to get a formal declaration of war through Congress. Since then it’s been UN resolutions and work-arounds. Incidentally that was the last major war that we won.

[Graneros]

"Roosevelt was the last president with enough leadership ability to get a formal declaration of war through Congress."

I don't think any leadership ability was needed to declare war on Japan. After Pearl Harbor my dog could have got a formal declaration of war through Congress.