Can you explain how the War Powers Act deliniates our responsibilities under treaties? I'm curious if our NATO obligations in any way affect the applicability of the Act and am currently unable to search effectively since our company hired Mordac to handle our firewall and filters.
This was a war of pure choice for both us and our allies. I am not familiar with the language of all of our treaties, I will post the specific language concerning treaties in the War powers act at the bottom. I do find it rather difficult to believe that we would have signed treaties that require us to go to war on the mere request of an ally when they are clearly not in imminent danger nor have they been attacked though. The "60 day" part is completely irrelevant because per the war powers act the war was illegal from the onset and imho there was absolutely no reason to not seek congressional approval before approving military strikes against a sovereign nation that posed zero threat to the United States or her allies (militarily at least).
(a) Inferences from any law or treaty
Authority to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances shall not be inferred
(1) from any provision of law (whether or not in effect before November 7, 1973), including any provision contained in any appropriation Act, unless such provision specifically authorizes the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into such situations and states that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this chapter; or
(2) from any treaty heretofore or hereafter ratified unless such treaty is implemented by legislation specifically authorizing the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into such situations and stating that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this chapter.
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