A formal declaration of war is the only way to unite the nation to win a major war. Any alternative is open to divisions. It was last done in WW II and that was the last war that we won. Since then the country has been divided - Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan. You want to win - pass a formal declaration of war.
Why not a formal declaration of war?
“A formal declaration of war is the only way to unite the nation to win a major war. Any alternative is open to divisions. It was last done in WW II and that was the last war that we won. Since then the country has been divided - Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan. You want to win - pass a formal declaration of war.”
Correct. It would also have helped avoid the problems of members of congress criticizing the President for getting into the war.