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In response to "Question: is the US officially at war?" by Guigue

nope, not officially at war

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Aug 3 '10, 09:11

that requires an act of congress I believe.

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Both Afghanistan and Iraq were authorized by acts of Congress. -- nm - Ender Aug 3, 09:19 5
- Still not an official "declaration of war" if that's the definition being used -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 09:19 4
  - That wasn't the question. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 09:20
  - there's no official definition of what a declaration of war is. -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 09:20 2
    - whoa, we're down the rabbit hole!....nm - xi Aug 3, 09:23
    - not in a world where 30 min is the max response time in some cases -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 09:21
It used to. That's an arcane, disregarded rule now. -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 09:14

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