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America at war?

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ChocolateMilk.
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So from what I've been hearing from friends in the army Obama declared war on Iran on the 5th but it hasn't gone public yet. Can anyone shed any light on this? But seriously wtf.
Feb 13 2012 7:58AM
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Dustin.
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Your friends in the Army are probably 18-20 years old and don't even know what they will be doing next week, much less national intel. Wait to hear something from Obama and then use common sense in the mean time.
Feb 13 2012 8:07AM
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ChocolateMilk.
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Chill out made a thread because I was curious not stating that were all gonna die. But hey thanks for obnoxiously condescending response.
Feb 13 2012 8:18AM
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987321654hgfd
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Pretty much this they don't tell us shit.
Feb 13 2012 8:19AM
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Mike-O
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True or false, a load of Israeli embassies got bombed or received bomb threats today, with Netanjahu pointing fingers at Iran being behind the attacks.

Who knows?
Feb 13 2012 11:28AM
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Amadeus.
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If this is directed to Iran it would be highly unlikely we would go to war with them. Most likely the isrealis are gonna bomb the shit out of them.
Feb 13 2012 1:22PM
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Amadeus.
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If this is directed to Iran it would be highly unlikely we would go to war with them. Most likely the isrealis are gonna bomb the shit out of them.
Feb 13 2012 1:22PM
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Anti_Steeze
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Fact: The United States has not, by definition, "declared war" on another country since World War II.
Feb 13 2012 1:31PM
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Dustin.
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Your original post was fucking retarded. If you're that fucking stupid, I'll tell you straight up instead of beating around it next time. Thanks for your incredibly moronic response, I never said we "were all gonna die".
Feb 13 2012 8:45PM
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Blurst
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What difference does officially declaring war even have on the course of a conflict?
Feb 13 2012 8:47PM
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Trawltopilot
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i agree.
Feb 13 2012 8:50PM
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Joebin
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Because that would include exterminating the country with many, many nuclear war heads, which Im pretty sure would be bad for our image.
Feb 13 2012 8:51PM
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McFellon
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I'm pretty sure Obama isn't Congress...
Feb 13 2012 8:55PM
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[evan]
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Yea this is exactly what i was going to say.

The president cant just be like "rage face, fuck this shit, herp derp lets blow their shit up."

Congress on the other hand...
Feb 13 2012 9:00PM
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ChocolateMilk.
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Original post was a question and you immediately took it as me saying we were going to war I'm not trying to start an argument i was seeing if ns knew anything about this.


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Feb 13 2012 10:22PM
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Anti_Steeze
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Not by the american constitutional definition. While we typically refer to these conflicts as "wars" (korean war, vietnam war, war in iraq, etc.) they are technically not "war" by constitutional definition. For the United States to formally engage in "war" there must be congressional approval as per the war powers resolution of 1973.

The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto.


(wikipedia because im lazy)
Feb 13 2012 10:40PM
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Amadeus.
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yeah the last formal declaration of war the U.S. had was WWII. No president has really paid any attention to congress about this issue since then.
Feb 13 2012 10:59PM
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turducken
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That's just economic and financial sanctions. If you think that's war, then you need help.
Feb 13 2012 11:56PM
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poptarts4life
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I honestly don't think anybody but Israel wants to go to war...
Feb 14 2012 12:13AM
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Dustin.
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War is the last thing Israel wants.
Feb 14 2012 7:36AM
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poptarts4life
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You're probably right that they don't want a war but I believe they want some sort of military strike as recent comments from ranking Israelis suggest.
Feb 14 2012 8:49AM
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