The fact that Congress no longer declares war (ever since WW2) - yet we have been involved with numerous ones - is one of the biggest scandals of our time. We have had "police actions", "authorization to use force", "limited military action" and such, which I beleive has served to obfuscate the enormus consequences of our actions. I think the clarity of having to formally declare war would lead Congress critters to actually consider what they are agreeing to and prevent some military misadventures.
The fact that Congress no longer declares war (ever since WW2) - yet we have been involved with numerous ones - is one of the biggest scandals of our time. We have had "police actions", "authorization to use force", "limited military action" and such, which I beleive has served to obfuscate the enormus consequences of our actions. I think the clarity of having to formally declare war would lead Congress critters to actually consider what they are agreeing to and prevent some military misadventures.