I’ve often wondered how differently things would have been if the President had gotten Congress to declare war.
How many times in the history of this country have we sent the military in without a declaration of war?
Answer: Alot, see Max Boot’s “The Savage Wars Of Peace”
” Half-measures lead to half-hearted strategies.”
Given this is a counter-insurgency on a worldwide scale, what do you suggest as a strategy?
“When the greatest sacrifice asked of the public is that they keep on shopping, seriousness is lost.”
Suggestions?
“Suggestions?’
To have gotten a Congressional declaration of war. For the reasons I mentioned. It’s too late for that, now. Possibly, we would be looking for terrorists at the airport, rather than weapons.
Israel’s El Al doesn’t pussyfoot. They profile. Without the solid backing of a declared war, we can’t even do that.