[RummyChick]

The judge said it was not legally declared. I don't know anything about that end of it

[slimer]

Fox News - Top security and military leaders fleeing Iraq.

[ztiworoh]

Like Vietnam, Korea, GW I this is not a declared war.

War can only be declared by Congress; this is the President acting as Commander in Chief, however, as per the war powers act of 1974, in 60 days the COngress can vote to bring the troops back, or allow a 30 day extension of the CIC's War Powers. After that 90 days, they MUST declare war, thus giving both executive and legislative approval for any sustained conflict

[Cboldt]

The judge said it was not legally declared.

My point was "so what, we won, he deserved to die." The fallout will happen in the political arena, not in a court.