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by vrganj 87 days ago
The president of the US does not have the power to start a war without getting it approved by the UN security council. You're arguing internal implementation details, but the legality is not determined by your courts.
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I care less about what the UN says is legal than I do the local traffic cop
International law is not about what you care about. It just is. If you break it by starting a war, then it is an illegal war, ad definitionem.