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Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria by abecedarius on Friday April 13, 2018 @09:46PM (#16835345)
What’s the story on how this is legal? I know that “Congress declares war, not the president” has been getting increasingly theoretical, but getting an explicit justification now might matter later when the politics have changed.
Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria by severine on Friday April 13, 2018 @10:29PM (#16835545)
Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria by kss238 on Friday April 13, 2018 @10:16PM (#16835484)
The President can deploy military personnel for up to 90 days without congressional approval.
Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria by manjushri on Friday April 13, 2018 @10:19PM (#16835501)
Haven't US special forces been in Syria for years now?
Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria by johnny313 on Friday April 13, 2018 @10:58PM (#16835639)
There are currently 2,000 US troops in Syria [0]

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/11/world/middlee...

Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria by helixten on Friday April 13, 2018 @10:40PM (#16835578)
Yeah they are attacking ISIL part of Operation Inherent Resolve https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve