In the US political system, what is the legal definition of "war"?
Same show, different day.
Per the constitution, only congress can declare war. But, for quite a while, presidents have been engaging in overseas military engagements without a declaration of war.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, there have been quite a few military engagements taken without a declaration of war. Some notable examples are:
Korean War Vietnam War Afghanistan War Iraq War
Of course, the most recent example of this is the Iran War.
I believe US presidents have been using a flimsy pretense that their actions technically aren't wars. That's how they claim they are able to legally initiate these military engagements.
But, this begs the question, in the modern US, what is a legally defined war? Is there even the flimsiest pretense that President is not unilaterally declaring war? Is there anything at all that separates a "real" war from the military engagements in Iran, Iraq, or Vietnam?
Or, in the US legal system, is the President allowed to take absolutely any overseas military action, with zero necessity for a formal declaration of war from Congress?
Same show, different day.
Per the constitution, only congress can declare war. But, for quite a while, presidents have been engaging in overseas military engagements without a declaration of war.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, there have been quite a few military engagements taken without a declaration of war. Some notable examples are:
Korean War Vietnam War Afghanistan War Iraq War
Of course, the most recent example of this is the Iran War.
I believe US presidents have been using a flimsy pretense that their actions technically aren't wars. That's how they claim they are able to legally initiate these military engagements.
But, this begs the question, in the modern US, what is a legally defined war? Is there even the flimsiest pretense that President is not unilaterally declaring war? Is there anything at all that separates a "real" war from the military engagements in Iran, Iraq, or Vietnam?
Or, in the US legal system, is the President allowed to take absolutely any overseas military action, with zero necessity for a formal declaration of war from Congress?
In the US political system, what is the legal definition of "war"?
Same show, different day.
Per the constitution, only congress can declare war. But, for quite a while, presidents have been engaging in overseas military engagements without a declaration of war.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, there have been quite a few military engagements taken without a declaration of war. Some notable examples are:
Korean War Vietnam War Afghanistan War Iraq War
Of course, the most recent example of this is the Iran War.
I believe US presidents have been using a flimsy pretense that their actions technically aren't wars. That's how they claim they are able to legally initiate these military engagements.
But, this begs the question, in the modern US, what is a legally defined war? Is there even the flimsiest pretense that President is not unilaterally declaring war? Is there anything at all that separates a "real" war from the military engagements in Iran, Iraq, or Vietnam?
Or, in the US legal system, is the President allowed to take absolutely any overseas military action, with zero necessity for a formal declaration of war from Congress?
