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inigoalonsoyesterday at 7:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

As a person who believes in democracy, don't you think it should be the US Congress the one declaring war?


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deegyesterday at 8:13 PM

Supporting an illegal war would be a funny way to support democracy. Or maybe they believe in democracies that ignore their constitution.

IncreasePoststoday at 2:12 AM

Sure, but that ship sailed about 75 years ago with the Korean "police action".

In any case a slightly dysfunctional democracy is in a totally different realm than a theocratic quasi hereditary dictatorship