HOUSE BILL: Second Korean War Declaration (Passed - Sent to the VP/PPT)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, and fellow Atlasians :

In all my days in the service of our republic — days that have seen hostile armies ravage our soil, seen disunionist agitators tear at the fabric of our federal compact, seen governments rise and fall within these hallowed halls — never have I offered legislation upon these floors with a greater sense of regret for my people. Not one of us here today wanted this war. That we find it necessary to wage it now is consequence of perhaps the worst military blunder since 1812. Many have been vexed, even angry, that it has come to this, have argued that it needed not be so. The bill now before us will do nothing to assuage those fears.

It makes no difference. We are at war : this is the plain fact of the matter. Our citizens have been attacked by a foreign power; the world has been enraged; our choice is not between war and peace, but between limited war and world war — a choice others will make for us, if we do not make it ourselves.

Friends and colleagues, on these conditions I recommend to you this Declaration of War, a war the lives of all posterity demand we wage, lest our broken oaths strike the spark of an inferno to burn the whole world over. We will fight this war, and we will win it; and, in doing so, spare ourselves and the rest of mankind the cold silence of oblivion.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Does a war technically need to be declared considering we were just in a ceasefire?

One could argue that, though I would prefer Congress formally assent to enter the conflict.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

If the Congress desires to place an ultimate date for the withdrawal of all troops from the peninsula, then this is the way to do it. The grammarian in me would like to see a comma added after "North Korea" (as is the bill could appear to read "the mission is over; also remove all troops by 3/1/19").

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AYE.