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.

Al Qaeda

At present, the United States is at war with Al Qaeda—a non-state actor—everywhere in the world. Congress has never enacted a declaration of war against Al Qaeda. It delegated that decision to the President. The United States military is operating under the laws of war in fighting Al Qaeda.