Reply #38: Actually they can [View All]

[knight_of_the_star]

See the Mexican-American War, where President Polk stationed US troops in disputed territory then did everything he could to provoke the Mexicans into attacking US forces then used that as the causus belli for the war. Or how about with the Vietnam War where US troops were already over there and the Navy was out shooting at Gods know what in North Vietnamese waters and were attacked by NV aircraft in retaliation. Or how Ray-Gun without declaration invaded Grenada. Those all look to me like starting wars without Congressional approval to start a war.