On this sad day 77 years ago, we were attacked. The next day FDR convinced Congress to declare war on Japan. Three days later, on Germany, and Italy, and, six months later, on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, for technical reasons.

Since then, the eleventh and last time Congress declared war, we have sent men and women to war 34 times. How, is this possible? Uphold the Constitution, my ass. More like, how do we, Congress, President, Mil. Indust. Complex, get around the Constitution.

34 Times. 34.
Here's the list. Try to grasp that the civilian deaths involved usually far out number the soldiers killed, on both sides.
Korea 1950
Iran 1953
Laos 1953
Lebanon 1958
Cuba 1961
Vietnam 1961
Thailand 1963
Dominican Republic
Bolivia
Cambodia
Zaire 1978
Gulf of Zidra, Libya
Lebanon Civil War
Grenada 1983
Libya 1986
Iran-tanker war 1987
Tobruk 1989 shot down two Mig-23s
Panama 1989
Gulf War 1990
Somalia Civil War 1992 - ongoing
Bosnia 1992
Haiti 1994
Kosovo 1998
Sudan and Afghanistan 1998 Al Qaeda and O.B.L. arise
Afghanistan 2001-ongoing, no end in sight
Iraq 2003 - overthrow and execute Hussein
Pakistan 2004 -ongoing
Somalia 2007 -W.O.T. (war on terror)
Libya 2011 - overthrow Gaddafi
Uganda 2011
Iraq 2014
Syria 2014 - ongoing no end in sight
Yemen 2015 -ongoing no end in sight
Libya 2015 - 2nd Libyan Civil War, ongoing no end in sight

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You might want to ask your Congressional rep a few questions. Almost none of these threatened the security of the United States. Many were to depose leaders we simply didn't like. Several have no end in sight, so teach your children to shoot straight. Their skills clearly will be needed.

Where's the United Nations when we need them?

Eisenhower was right. Beware the Military Industrial Complex.

It's why your roads and bridges are crumbling and outdated; your schools are poorly equipped and your teachers poorly paid; your national electrical grid outdated; your transportation systems totally inadequate; your water quality poor, and getting worse; your national healthcare system an international disgrace; why 40m Americans go to bed hungry every night, including about 11m children. In America.

But we have money, endless supplies of money, for the M.I.C. No president since JFK has stood up to The System.

Hell, we can't get 60% of us, to go to the polls and vote. We must like things just the way they are, and the heck with the Pursuit of Happiness.