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Re:xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B by kelnos on Saturday March 29, 2025 @01:10AM (#43512930)
Trump may be Commander in Chief, but he cannot start a war without Congress' approval.

Unfortunately, they've essentially given more or less blanket approval for various wars and war-like actions since before 9/11, and that approval keeps getting renewed every year.

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Re:xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B by danmaz74 on Saturday March 29, 2025 @02:37AM (#43513310)
He can't start a war, but what about special military operations?
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Re:xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B by xhevahir on Saturday March 29, 2025 @04:34AM (#43513822)
The advent of nuclear weapons arguably negated Congress's power to withhold approval for war. Garry Wills writes about this in his book Bomb Power.
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Re:xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B by coliveira on Saturday March 29, 2025 @08:47AM (#43515122)
No, this is a rationalization.
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