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Gavinski37 t1_j9cedqi wrote

I feel like it should be a rule that if you're in an active war, you can't participate in the Olympics.

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NotFitToBeAParent t1_j9cj02k wrote

I'm assuming you're American? we were in a "active war" for 20 years, should our athletes not participated during those years?

I actually understand why Russia would be banned here. They've been caught doping many times. Is Belarus because of the Ukrainian thing? Not sure I understand. The athletes from those countries have nothing to do with the political musings of their countries leaders. Do you really think Belarus and Russia give two fucks about the Olympics when they are invading other countries? The Nazis participated in the 1936 Olympics. Just don't get where the line is here.

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UrbanGhost114 t1_j9cz0qi wrote

We are in 6 according to the white house the last I checked.

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scottydg t1_j9d2inv wrote

If you want to get technical, the US has not been at "War" since WWII. They have been in numerous "Military conflicts" or "peacekeeping operations" or whatever you want to call them, but it's not "War".

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teabagmoustache t1_j9dso6i wrote

Couldn't Russia say the same? Technically, it's a special military operation. They're just phrases made up to avoid the use of the word war.

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scottydg t1_j9e0w7m wrote

Sure, which they're allowed to do that. These definitions of "War" can be wrong.

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Im2bored17 t1_j9d4pjv wrote

IIRC war requires an act of congress but the president can send troops wherever he wants for whatever reason, as long as the reason isn't "war".

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scottydg t1_j9d6ndx wrote

Exactly. There are limitations to what the President can do as the Commander in Chief, but sending troops to places within the restrictions of the defense budget or what Congress authorizes through what has lately been the AUMF (Authorization of Military Force). These things are not "War", however.

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michael_harari t1_j9f4n6l wrote

Maybe not war according to American law, but it's still a war.

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scottydg t1_j9fklat wrote

Yep, I agree. There's a reason everyone was saying "the war in Afghanistan and Iraq", "Vietnam war", whatever you want to call those "conflicts", they were wars.

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xixi2 t1_j9f4s2u wrote

The Judicial Branch is filled with lawyers and judges. The legislative branch is filled with politicians. I always thought the executive branch would logically be military (I mean it was for our first president I guess), not just more politicians that switched jobs

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scottydg t1_j9fkdmk wrote

It is. The President is the Commander in Chief, who outranks everyone in the military, orders them to do things, all that. Congress controls spending and has the exclusive right to declare "War", which the President then uses to act with more power than under normal circumstances.

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xixi2 t1_j9flb40 wrote

Yes I know. Which is why I meant like military officers should be the people we choose for the presidency. Not congress people that decided they wanna be president

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Im2bored17 t1_j9d4wu7 wrote

"war" on drugs

"war" on terrorism

"war" on poverty

What are the others?

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xixi2 t1_j9eq95t wrote

Don't even try lol. "Russia Bad!" Is all reddit knows while ignoring the US has been engaged in foreign intervention for decades

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