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theshrike79
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So the US shouldn't be able to conduct any kind of military operations against any country they haven't declared war on?
lapcat
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Correct.
umvi
10 months ago
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So the US has to declare war on Russia and China in order to support Ukraine and Taiwan? Declaring war on those superpowers would be a serious act of aggression and start WW3.
lapcat
10 months ago
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That depends on what you mean by "support". Selling weapons is not in itself an act of war, whereas using weapons is.
kristjansson
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Not without timely notification of and authorization by Congress.
theshrike79
10 months ago
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So shooting at the Houthi rebels[0] would also require a declaration of war? Would that be against Yemen or the Houthis, who don't have a country?
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-red-sea-shipping-ce...
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