@giujohn,
giujohn wrote:
Where oh where in the War Powers does it use the words: (that you used)
DECLARE WAR?????
I rest my case.
Could you please point out where in my posts I used the expression that the President can "declare war"? I've looked and I can't find it. In fact, my point is that all the wars we've been engaged in since 1945 have been
undeclared conflicts. You are absolutely correct in saying that the Constitution reserves the power to
declare war for the Congress. But the POTUS, as CinC of the armed forces, can wage any number of hostile actions without calling them "wars" as long as he/she can convince Congress to bankroll these ventures.