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Only Congress can start a war, so Obama technically merely extended an existing war.
by ben509 7y ago
Only Congress can start a war, so Obama technically merely extended an existing war.
- chapium 7y agoThis technicality really shouldn't be brought up. War is war and several presidents have taken military action without a formal declaration of war in congress.
- astine 7y agoOnly Congress can declare war. Just about anybody with authority in the military can start one. Regardless, Congress has effectively abnegated its authority to the president through the war powers resolution.