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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Ron Paul's objections to the war in Afghanistan are primarily based on the war's unConstitutionality. Congress did not declare War, so Constitutionally speaking, the war in Afghanistan is just as illegal as the one in Iraq.
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They sort of did. They passed a joint resolution:
"The President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons."
http://news.findlaw.com/wp/docs/terr...jres23.es.html
Why does that not meet the requirements for a declaration of war?*
*asking for my own edification not arguing/debating