A war is only official if congress declares war. Trump like other presidents, is free to do as he pleases because there is no body to stop him. It really does not matter what any predefined definition of any act constitutes. All United States presidents operate with impunity in modern America. The news media are just joshing with your emotions, again.
“The Korean War (1950-1953) is often referred to as a war, but technically, it was never formally declared as such by the United States, which led the United Nations forces. Instead, it is also described as a conflict due to the lack of a formal declaration of war and the ongoing tensions that continue to this day“.
Korea is a legit ongoing conflict which has become taboo; like sex and nudity. You will not hear a whisper about North Korea because they are already too powerful to stop. However, the world once attempted to do North Korea the exact same way they are doing Iran (fail).
Two events in human history the US cannot get past. The breakup of the USSR, and the Iranian Revolution of 1979 when Islam deposed our puppet leader.
Do not pay any attention to deadlines. They make everything up as they go. There is no enforcement against a US president because we cling to party apartheid. Party apartheid has effectively nullified parts of the constitution, leaving us with a handicap.
Party apartheid replaced any notion of a global coalition.
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