Myth- President Bush made a unilateral decision to invade Iraq?

Myth- President Bush made a unilateral decision to invade Iraq?

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In terms of the Iraq war, there's been some quibbling over whether there was a formal declaration or not. The congress voted, however, to authorize a "use of force." And now a lot of democratic members of congress, said, they meant only in certain circumstances. However, they didn't put that in there. So, authorization of force in Iraq is not a formal declaration. We are declaring war on you. But it is...many people consider the equivalent of that or rising to that level.