POTUS is the Commander in Chief and has discretionary authority to authorize missions like this. Congressional approval is only necessary to finance or not situ

POTUS is the Commander in Chief and has discretionary authority to authorize missions like this. Congressional approval is only necessary to finance or not situations POTUS decides to get into. Congress obviously is the only way to formally declare war. These are low grade skirmishes or special operations or any other term to allow not needing congressional approval