Re:The Fighter
by sigzero on Thursday December 29, 2016 @09:19AM
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No, in the United States, Congress declares war (a bunch of guys).
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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...