U.S. Code
TITLE 18
PART I
CHAPTER 115
§ 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war
(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or
Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a).
(c) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(d) This section shall apply within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and on the high seas, as well as within the United States.
Without a declaration of war I wonder if this could be prosecuted. We ought to have had one after 9/11-as broad as necessary-and I can only blame our leadership for not insisting that Congress vote on one.
Great Idea...
Problem is We ARE NOT AT WAR!!!
The President only recived an authorization for the use of force..
The Demon-Crats and Republi-Cons crawfished... They both knew what they were doing...What a "use of force authorization really meant."
Bush blinked ... he was strategically out maneuvered by his own party. Even if he wanted to do the right thing, he lacks the authority to do it.
The opportunity was squandered...
Now we watch the GQ General fiddle diddle dance as that bunch of excuse laden incompetent but Oh So "Photogenic" and "Well Spoken" GQ Generals make the "excuse de jur" why they lose the battle and our friends and family memebers die riding around in Wheeled Crapomatics.. in a "SASO" mission like delivery service for the enemy to kill at leasure.
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SASO= Stability and Support Mission
Hati was a SASO...
Iraq is a war which our Pretty Boy GQ Generals do not want to fight nor win.
Afganistan is sleightly better because the fight is less political (fewer big wig Generals)the Canadians Britain and other countries Generals have areas of responsibility, have air mechanized and are able to do what needs to be done..