Since then, the conflicts we've called "wars" - from Vietnam through to the second Iraq War - have actually been congressional "authorizations of military force." And more recently, beginning with the War Powers Act of 1973, presidential war powers have expanded so much that, according to the Congressional Research Service, it's no longer clear whether a president requires congressional authorization at all. World War II was the last time Congress officially declared war. The problem is that our traditional definition of "war" is outdated, and so is our imagination of what war means. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters, "The United States is at war with ISIL in the same way we are at war with Al Qaeda and its affiliates." Kerry said similarly hedgy things during interviews on CNN and ABC.īy the next day, the Obama administration appeared more comfortable with the word war, yet hardly offered any more clarity. I think they have to view it as a heightened level of counter terrorist activity." I don't think people need to get into war fever on this.
"I think war is the wrong terminology and analogy but the fact is that we are engaged in a very significant global effort to curb terrorist activity. "We're engaged in a major counterterrorism operation," he told CBS News on Sept.
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