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deepsuntoday at 4:48 AM4 repliesview on HN

It cannot be "unapproved by Congress".

A US president does not have authority to start a war, Congress has, according to Constitution. The president only serves as a Commander in Chief.

So at any point Congress can stop any military action issuing an immediate ruling preventing the president doing anything. If our congressmen don't do that it means they approve it.

It's our, USA, war, not Trump's war. Because we elected the congressmen.


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xnxtoday at 4:55 AM

> If our congressmen don't do that it means they approve it.

These needs to be repeated everywhere until people understand it. Same situation with tariffs.

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user3939382today at 5:09 AM

They passed a bill saying in 60 days stop without further approval. Admin said days we don’t attack dont count toward the 60…

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AlexCoventrytoday at 5:05 AM

Yes, if this turns into a mass famine/deindustrialization, Americans are going to own it the way Germans owned the holocaust.

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