can the u.s. president end a war?

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[–]Layman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

If ye believe president ended a so called war does that mean he did?

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    [–]Layman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    I give up. How could he?

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      [–]Layman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      What leads to believe there is one with that authority(if such a thing exists)? Did someone say that or did one just “come up” with it by the self?

      [–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      I would say anyone who can start a war could stop it.

      Technically congress is the only one allowed to start a war, but they've gotten around this the last few decades and now it's unclear who can or can't declare war.

      But I'd say if the president has the power to start a war, he should also have the power to stop it. Of course this action won't make the military-industrial complex very happy, because wars are how they make money, so there is industrial lobbying pushback whenever wars are ended, and pushback from parts of the military as well.