Re:U.S. Launches Attacks on Syria
by abecedarius on Friday April 13, 2018 @09:46PM
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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.
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The President can deploy military personnel for up to 90 days without congressional approval.
Haven't US special forces been in Syria for years now?
There are currently 2,000 US troops in Syria [0]
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/11/world/middlee...
Yeah they are attacking ISIL part of Operation Inherent Resolve
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve