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All congress has to do is float a "Declaration of War". If it passes then the President will be required to pursue the conflict. Congress seems to have forgotten their basic responsibilities.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution, sometimes referred to as the War Powers Clause, vests in the Congress the power to declare war.
NOT the President.
Time will reveal whether this is of consequence.
Maybe the professionals don't know anything.
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