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22. Huh?

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:18 PM

Oct 2012

although they don't call them "wars", congress has approved every significant engagement we have been in since WW2 (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq 1, Iraq 2, Afghanistan, etc.).

The only ones I can think of they didn't approve are Cambodia under Nixon, and some smaller engagements (Bosnia, Panama, Libya, Reagan's bombing of Libya), all of which (except Bosnia) we were in and out of within the time frame of the war powers act.

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Did the US start any new wars under the Obama Administration? [View all] abelenkpe Oct 2012 OP

Libya nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #1

Drone wars in Yemen & Pakistan? Vidar Oct 2012 #2

No, but then who are they to criticize that? treestar Oct 2012 #3

Yes they did abelenkpe Oct 2012 #11

Right wingers! treestar Oct 2012 #13

I know huh? abelenkpe Oct 2012 #21

Yes, three more for a total of five. ananda Oct 2012 #4

So now ... "agression" (your term) is war? JoePhilly Oct 2012 #6

They're not Wars, they're Occupations n/t leftstreet Oct 2012 #7

No , more like campaigns former-republican Oct 2012 #24

Yes, just rightly saying to Yemen that they are assholes banned from Kos Oct 2012 #8

Acts of war. But, Libya was temporary. morningfog Oct 2012 #14

We are not at war with Yemen, Pakistan or Libya treestar Oct 2012 #15

So true! banned from Kos Oct 2012 #20

No. World War II was our last official war. It's supposed to take an act of Congress. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #5

Huh? Sgent Oct 2012 #22

No. H2O Man Oct 2012 #9

War against a boatload of Somali pirate hijackers (over). Hunt for bin Laden (over). Maine-i-acs Oct 2012 #10

President Obama finished a war in Iraq, finished Osama Bin Laden, finished a war in Libya, and... ellisonz Oct 2012 #12

Thank you! abelenkpe Oct 2012 #17

No. None. n/t Tx4obama Oct 2012 #16

No, but give him time ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #18

Yep, the War on Lies. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #19

Some call them campaigns former-republican Oct 2012 #23

No wars. And no military action that was uncalled for... Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #25

Depends upon how you define "start" and "war". Does that include Libya? Syria? Yemen? Pakistan? leveymg Oct 2012 #26