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To: tfelice
Iraq is a military engagement that was authorized by Congress, however war was not declared.

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 was a Constitutional declaration of war.

80 posted on 02/09/2007 5:58:27 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign

A resolution authorizing military action is not a formal decalration of war - they are two distinct things.

The title of H.J.Res. 114 was "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002". No where in the legislation is a formal declaration of war stated. War was not declared against Afghanistan, Vietnam, or Korea either. The US has formally declared war against 11 countries: UK (War of 1812); Mexico (Mexican-American War); Spain (Spanish-American War), Germany & Austria-Hungary (WWI); and Japan, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania (WWII)


119 posted on 02/09/2007 7:39:52 PM PST by tfelice
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