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gruezyesterday at 3:27 PM2 repliesview on HN

>No approval from Congress.

To be fair that's been the case for decades. Trump's hardly new in this.


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qupyesterday at 4:28 PM

Needs to notify Congress within 48 hours (and he did beforehand), and has 60 days before needing Congress to declare war.

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wat10000yesterday at 5:46 PM

For better or for worse, the War Powers Resolution acts as standing approval.