...or, if you want to be technical about the Constitutionality of it, it could also be something that Congress has defined as an 'offense against the laws of nations' that is in our interest to punish (Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 10)
Right, but Congress has to formally define that specific offense, and then declare war based on them, which they really should have done with the Taliban regime, and also Iraq.
I certainly don’t have my boxers in a wad over that particular technicality, but I also don’t want to see it become a habit.
Why didn’t they with Iraq? They should’ve. But some of those weasels wanted an ‘out’ in case it went south. Which is pretty disturbing - and says a lot about our ‘leaders’ these days - ie: they don’t want to be committed on paper to finishing what they start, in case it becomes unpopular and affects their electability. Same can be said about a myriad of other issues as well...