It's okay to harm people, as long as you do it the right way, part 37 of 5,062

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Why do people always describe this or that as an 'Illegal War'?
"… blah blah … got us involved/perpetuated an Illegal War …"
They often like to say it with a sense of indignation too.
I find it amusing.

I get hung up on the whole 'Illegal' part.
Why not "… blah blah blah … got us into/perpetuated a war?!"
I guess the wordiness of 'illegal' does

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[rick_day]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution

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'um okay?
I don't know quite what to take away from that.
The idea still just seems to take very real consequences and takes them to a realm of semantically quibbled legalese.

To that end, Isn't that act is unconstitutional and illegal, assuming people are still playing the constitution game?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution :
"… providing that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if the United States is already under attack or serious threat."
… and by 'serious threat' they mean if we're bored/angry, Somebody insulted the President/(s)he needs a diversion, international penis envy?

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,"
Is this the illegal part?
Not the legitimacy of the threat, but it not being a sustained thing.
Opps!

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This ascii_70_85 person is not very good at writing in English.