Too much of a legal hassle. Lots of treaties and international legislation you have to make at least a pretense of pretending to follow if you formally declare war. And it upsets the markets. And it’ll be a cold day in hell before they sacrifice GDP by doing things any other way.
So it’s euphemistically called things like “Police Actions”, “Security Actions”, “Counter Terrorism Operations” etc. Gets around the legalese.
Much like Mercenaries are rebranded “Private Military Contractors” to skirt around international laws regulating Mercenaries and Private Armys and their associated arms and armor. As the laws mention mercenaries. They don’t specifically mention Private Military Contractors.
We didn’t declare war. Educate yourself: The President has authority as Commander-in-Chief to launch targeted strikes without congressional approval, particularly for urgent threats, under Article II, Section 2. Historical examples include Clinton’s 1999 Serbia strikes, Obama’s 2011 Libya campaign, and Trump’s 2020 Soleimani strike. However, Article I, Section 8 gives Congress war declaration power, implying oversight for major actions. The War Powers Resolution requires congressional notification within 48 hours and limits engagements to 60 days without approval. Significant strikes, like a hypothetical Iranian nuclear site attack, risk escalation and legal scrutiny if prolonged. The issue remains contentious, balancing executive flexibility with congressional checks.
The WWI and WWII war paradigms no longer function. Too much has changed since 1945. Nearly a century ago. War just doesn't work that way but almost nobody understands that. Even here.
We didn't. He just took out their nuclear capability. That's all Trump wanted. I doubt very much if Iran can or will retaliate.
I agree. We don’t need to do anything now. Iran will have to deal.
Sleeper Cells could be activated
Stay frosty.
I suspect we'll be ready for it.
Declaring War doesn’t happen now.
Too much of a legal hassle. Lots of treaties and international legislation you have to make at least a pretense of pretending to follow if you formally declare war. And it upsets the markets. And it’ll be a cold day in hell before they sacrifice GDP by doing things any other way.
So it’s euphemistically called things like “Police Actions”, “Security Actions”, “Counter Terrorism Operations” etc. Gets around the legalese.
Much like Mercenaries are rebranded “Private Military Contractors” to skirt around international laws regulating Mercenaries and Private Armys and their associated arms and armor. As the laws mention mercenaries. They don’t specifically mention Private Military Contractors.
Just like legal structuring vs money laundering. Anyone else feel like the legal system is a joke
Is it possible that the war is now over?
u/#pepenuke
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114724035571020048
We're not at war!
Looks like the bots died.
Nope.
We didn’t declare war. Educate yourself: The President has authority as Commander-in-Chief to launch targeted strikes without congressional approval, particularly for urgent threats, under Article II, Section 2. Historical examples include Clinton’s 1999 Serbia strikes, Obama’s 2011 Libya campaign, and Trump’s 2020 Soleimani strike. However, Article I, Section 8 gives Congress war declaration power, implying oversight for major actions. The War Powers Resolution requires congressional notification within 48 hours and limits engagements to 60 days without approval. Significant strikes, like a hypothetical Iranian nuclear site attack, risk escalation and legal scrutiny if prolonged. The issue remains contentious, balancing executive flexibility with congressional checks.
Trump just notified everyone.
Anyone miss that we've been at war for freaking years?
Trump took away Israel's excuse to keep rattling sabers.
The WWI and WWII war paradigms no longer function. Too much has changed since 1945. Nearly a century ago. War just doesn't work that way but almost nobody understands that. Even here.