I can't believe, on a Constitutional website, I have to keep bringing this up, BUT
Our men who went into combat in Vietnam went without this:
" the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against [enemy]; and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States"
Notice: The President is authorized AND DIRECTED - places the War Power where it belongs...ALL THE RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY are...PLEDGED by [The People and the States} a/k/a Congress.
No American should ever be sent into combat without that in his back pocket.
Oh, and yes, I've already heard that Congress will refuse to declare war on Vietnam, Iraq, Iran. No need to bring it up again.
If the People, and the States, are against a foreign war - that's really all you need to know.
That’s true, but two things can be true at once.
If you ARE fighting a war - authorized or not - there should be a clear path to victory.