Posted on 05/05/2011 2:11:32 PM PDT by FoxPro
As you pointed out, Congress did vote. That vote constituted a declaration of war. You will note that nothing in the Constitution describes the contents, format, etc., of a declaration of war. Consequently, it is up to congress whether or not to actually use the phrase “Declaration of War”.
Nicely said. There is a Borders bookstore in my area going out of business. I’m snatching up as many military history books as I can at 70% off!
“Absent a vote from Congress a state of war would not be authorized under our Constitution.”
Let me add, a ‘state of war’ is not at all dependent upon a declaration of war or even upon the constitution. A state of war exists anytime two or more are engaged in an armed conflict. A declaration of war only formallizes that state.
Our constitution assigns the power to declare war to the congress but is completely silent as to how congress shall exercise that power.
Considering it took 8 years to find out the possible hideout, then 8-9 months does not seem out of the realm of possibility to go from “probable” to highly likely.
But it is a necessity, one tragically overlooked in the case of Libya - giving cover to cowardly Democrats who don't want to be on record voting for war - and to cowardly Republicans who don't want to be on record voting for 0bama’s war.
I belong to The Society of American Magicians, The International Brotherhood of Magicians, and a Magic Dealer Association.
You would never hear a complaint from us.....we know how to keep a secret.
....and if someone did complain.....we know how to disappear them!
About all the mission accomplished was to enshrine the memory of Admiral Yammoto. Subsequent events would have tarnished his reputation within the Japanese hirarchy, even though he had predicted them well in advance.
The interception was a technical and airmaship feat of note. Mag compasses in the P-38 were notoriously unreliable, so it was a remarkable feat of navigation by a single pilot aircraft reportedly conducted in complete radio silence. It also posed the possibility of exposing our ability to read the Japanese naval code.
Decades later a dispute grew among the surviving praticipating pilots as to who really “shot down Yammoto”. But there are no similarities between the interception of Yammoto and the taking of bin Laden IMO. Yammoto was a serving military member. Bin Laden was a terrorist. The former was a warrior, the latter merely a rat. >PS
Wise move!!! There is much written on American history and military activity. Yamamoto was “a gambling man”, had spent time in America, knew our industrial might and depth, understood Americans, liked a drink once in a while and loved gambling. He knew he had one shot at America, and when he did not catch our aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor, he knew Japan was in deep trouble. The battleships had seen better days. The age of the aircraft carrier had arrived and he knew it. Pursue your reading about our forefathers. Our Present POTUS Obama knows nothing of American history and that includes the magnificent role that American Blacks have played in our history from the Revolutionary War to present. The idiot Obama has nary a clue!!! Sad!
Are you aware Kelly Johnson, the same guy that designed the U-2, SR-71 and even had a hand in the F-117 is the guy that led the design team for the P-38?
Ah, but we have something even better to the democrats, we have a UN resolution.
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