This is 100% political theater. It’ll never get through the House. And it’s meaningless anyway:
The CIA never needed a declaration of war to fuck around in other Latin American countries. They are already at work in Venezuela.
The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force is still active. It gives the president broad authority to unilaterally launch military operations against any group they label as “terrorists.” No declaration of war is needed there, either.
This is 100% political theater. It’ll never get through the House. And it’s meaningless anyway:
The CIA never needed a declaration of war to fuck around in other Latin American countries. They are already at work in Venezuela.
The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force is still active. It gives the president broad authority to unilaterally launch military operations against any group they label as “terrorists.” No declaration of war is needed there, either.
I remember liberals repeatedly twisting their hands over the AUMF back in '09 and '21 (and on and off with every new NDAA).
Lots of dramatic language about what might happen if we got another Bush admin. There was even a half-hearted push to repeal it in 2019, under Trump.
But too many Dems just suck. They don’t do anything useful. They’re just in the job to get paid.