Presidential Wars With No Congressional Declarations

                Under the definitions of war and co-belligerency referenced above, the United States is fighting nine known presidential wars with no congressional declarations in violation of the Declare War Clause. In none of these conflicts has Congress declared war or otherwise by statute or joint resolution made a decision to change the condition of the nation from a state of peace to war.

Afghanistan

The United States has deployed approximately 10,000 troops to Afghanistan indefinitely to train, advise, and assist its military in a war against the Taliban. We also provide financial assistance to the Government of Afghanistan in common cause to defeat the Taliban. These actions make the United States at least a co-belligerent without a congressional declaration.  The 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force delegated to the President the decision to become a belligerent or co-belligerent against the Taliban. The United States military is operating under the laws of war in Afghanistan, and doing things there which would be deemed war if done in the United States by a foreign nation or entity.