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

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Congress in the US has to authorize war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_1991

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_of_2001

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

You should be looking at the dictionary, not Wikipedia for the definition of war.

Anyway, it's not like Trump obeys laws anyway, so what Congress authorizes or not will probably not even come into play.