alt Hacker NewsOnly Congress can declare war but here we are with the department of war bombing a foreign country and capturing and assassinating foreign leaders.
Only Congress can declare war but here we are with the department of war bombing a foreign country and capturing and assassinating foreign leaders.
That policy changed a long time ago. The last declaration of war was June 4, 1942.
After Vietnam, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution to limit the ability of Presidents to conduct military action without Congressional approval, but it still allows military action for up to 60 days. Every President since then has used that power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution