Congress granted the president (Bush W) the power to do what it takes but they did not sign a deceleration of War so I believe technically it is just a police action on paper. Not a lawyer so there may be another term for it.
**Not a lawyer so there may be another term for it.**
that’s for damn sure. Just take a read of the CONSTITUTION ...I know “I READ IT”.. difference between Reading and Understanding. THERE is NO SET FORM to “DECLARE WAR”... a joint resolution saying... “Mr. President, GO KICK THEIR BUTTS” .. would probably Suffice.
There is no set “Declaration of WAR” in the constitution, but I MAY have MISSED IT.. tell me where it is, PLEASE!
UNder your “””””LOGIC””””” ... World War II was Illegal as War was Declared by the PRESIDENT and Not by Congress til later.
Darned PAULISTINIANS... too damn STUPID by HALF
The Congressional authorization for the U.S. military campaigns in Afghanistan is nothing more than an open-ended commitment involving no defined enemy, no conditions for "victory," etc. It can be construed to mean whatever any future administration wants it to mean -- though its ultimate intent is to provide the legal basis for U.S. military commitments that will likely last several generations.