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[–] 13 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I've asked the same question in another thread, but was this war approved by congress? Isn't this illegal? 

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  • [–] 34 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Congress functionally ceded it's war authority with the war powers act after 9/11. Anything that can be tagged as 'terrorism' lets the president act unilaterally. If I'm not mistaken though we haven't had a proper declared war since WW2.

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  • [–] 22 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    This. There's a reason they've suddenly coined and repeatedly abused the term "narco-terrorist" because they get a free pass with no oversight.

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