A formal declaration of war.
As commander in chief of the armed forces
Commander-in-chief commander in chief of the armed forces.
President Truman demobilized the armed forces in the hope to unite the Democrats. He wanted to give civil rights to minorities without alienating segregationists.
Yes, the president is commander-in-chief of the military in the United States.
The president can only send troops out for 60 days without Congress approval, then Congress has to agree and declare war or extend his time.
As commander in chief of the armed forces
Ronald Reagan used combat forces abroad. Reagan deployed Marines to serve in the Multinational Force in Lebanon in 1982; these men were killed in the Beirut Embassy bombing in 1983. Reagan also deployed combat forces to Grenada. Also in 1982, Reagan began supplying US forces to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai. Gerald Ford was the only president in recent history to not deploy combat forces abroad.
As commander in chief of the armed forces
As commander in chief of the armed forces
Unconstitutional
Unconstitutional
Unconstitutional
It takes a vote of Congress to declare war against another country, but Presidents have gotten around that by sending troops to war without declaring war. For example, the U. S. never declared war against North Vietnam, but over 58,000 American soldiers were killed in that war.
at his or her discretion
Combat Engineer
No.
He is commander in chief.