NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoTrump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent?www.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down11
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkTrump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent?www.aljazeera.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoCongress in the US has to authorize war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_of_2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoYou should be looking at the dictionary, not Wikipedia for the definition of war. Anyway, it’s not like Trump obeys laws anyway, so what Congress authorizes or not will probably not even come into play.
Congress in the US has to authorize war.
You should be looking at the dictionary, not Wikipedia for the definition of war.
Anyway, it’s not like Trump obeys laws anyway, so what Congress authorizes or not will probably not even come into play.