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Trump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent? (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think Congress has declared war since Vietnam. Everything since has been at the presidents whim and been termed a conflict, police action or some other euphemism.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago

Since World War II, actually.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're right, congress hasn't authorized it:

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

It's the "Use of Military Force", as the previous commenter pointed out, a euphemism. Much the same how they used to call torture "enhanced interrogation".