[HoundsTooth_BP]

“The Pasha of Tripoli declared war on the U.S.,”

If they declare war on us then there’s no need for a Congressional declaration of war. If you’ll notice, Iraq and Afghanistan didn’t declare war on us. The terrorists did, but then they’re not a nation. We should have dealt with them using covert ops.

[The Pack Knight]

We should have dealt with them using covert ops.

You mean like the Bay of Pigs, or like Desert One? "Covert ops" are more effective in the movies than they are in real life.

[sonic109]

The terrorists did, but then they’re not a nation.
But they were backed by nations , Iran and Syria .