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To: muawiyah

Why would you need a treaty to end a war that was never declared in the first place?


75 posted on 12/13/2011 10:38:10 AM PST by BatMite
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To: BatMite
Congress authorized the use of force ~ to wit, they declared war in response to an attack.

Once you do that you only have one way to quit ~ you need a treaty approved with a 2/3 majority.

76 posted on 12/13/2011 10:40:34 AM PST by muawiyah
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