*In my opinion, President Bush should have declared war on Iran and invaded them (after a heavy bombing, perhaps nuclear, attack) before leaving office.*
Presidents cannot declare war. Congress would have never approved such a declaration after 2006, certainly. Probably not after 2004, either.
Presidents cannot declare war. Congress would have never approved such a declaration after 2006, certainly. Probably not after 2004, either.
Of course you’re right about declaring war. No president can make a formal declaration of war, but he can make an effective one. The last US formal declaration of war was in 1941. All our wars since then have been fought with effective declarations by the president and the approval of congress.