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Re:The Fighter by sjg007 on Thursday December 29, 2016 @08:54AM (#13277234)
It is the President who declares war... one guy for better or worse.
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Re:The Fighter by sigzero on Thursday December 29, 2016 @09:19AM (#13277369)
No, in the United States, Congress declares war (a bunch of guys).
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Re:The Fighter by lawpoop on Thursday December 29, 2016 @12:56PM (#13278774)
Since the War Powers Act, it's basically been the president who makes war. Congressional declarations are a formality. Many of the events that we think of as wars are "military actions"-- Korean "War", Vietnam "War", First Iraq "war", second Iraq "war", Afghanistan "war", Kosovo, Libya, etc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_Unit...

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Re:The Fighter by nothrabannosir on Thursday December 29, 2016 @09:22AM (#13277385)
Not without the blessing of congress. Not officially, at least.
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