cygnus@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agoTrump again demands the annexation of Canadalemmy.caimagemessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1501arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 hours agoPrevious presidents have famously committed acts of war without the consent of congress. Including assassinations and drone strikes on civilians.
minus-squareThepotholeman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoOh 100%. But for a full fledged WAR? It takes a lot of congressional and public will power to do that. Just saying that for them to go ahead and declare war so easily with zero public insight, would cause them to rip themselves apart
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoThe US has not “declared war” in decades. That’s early 20th century talk.
Previous presidents have famously committed acts of war without the consent of congress. Including assassinations and drone strikes on civilians.
Oh 100%. But for a full fledged WAR? It takes a lot of congressional and public will power to do that. Just saying that for them to go ahead and declare war so easily with zero public insight, would cause them to rip themselves apart
The US has not “declared war” in decades. That’s early 20th century talk.