I just don’t see where our Constitution includes wars without declarations of war by Congress. It was not a power Congress could lawfully delegate.
“It was not a power Congress could lawfully delegate.”
They already have.
“The War Powers Resolution (1973) requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force.”
And that 48 hours is post the deployment.
Another note is that both the US and the Ukraine are members of NATO and those countries in that group may get involved based upon NATO’s position on invasions.
“There is complete agreement among the allies in the case of a direct attack against one or more Alliance members. NATO members have the right—indeed, the obligation under Article 5 of the Washington treaty—to act forcefully to restore the status quo ante at the first possible opportunity.”
Article 5
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.”
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm
And the ridiculous part is that Russia is a member of NATO.
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