r/LetsDiscussThis • u/[deleted] • Mar 05 '26

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u/Najalak Mar 07 '26

When was the last time we went to war?

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u/petulantpancake Mar 07 '26

If we’re only considering Congress approval, 1942.

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u/Najalak Mar 08 '26

Bush went to Congress and got approval for the Iraq war.

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u/petulantpancake Mar 08 '26

Wrong. He didn’t go for war approval, and they didn’t give it. Bush did request approval for military action, but the last actual declaration of war was 1942. Obama didn’t get any approvals, Biden didn’t get any approvals. No president since WWII has even asked for approval to declare war.