Quote:You shouldn't worry about that it's hard enough to find one just reluctant to insert our military in every regional conflict. I'd settle for a candidate that simply follows the procedures and gets congressional approval for war. That would be a good first step enough with this war power act loophole.

 

You know, I tend to believe in and trust our Constitution.  The "procedures and congressional approval" doesn't apply to going into an armed conflict.  I will tell you right now, that if military commanders had to rely on and go through this process, we would be "fornicated".

 

You seem to not differentiate the meaning of going into a hostile territory or armed conflict from "war".  Here's something to noodle, and I challenge you not to use google for this question.  When is the last time that this country actually declared war?

 

The answer may or may not be surprising to you.

 

Another question.  What good or bad came out of certain conflicts since then?

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