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Originally Posted by The Third Man
The Korean Police Action was a United Nation's sanctioned effort that couldn't be called a war. It did however allow future US presidents to act without congressional approval to commit US forces. As political cover the congress approved the 'War Powers Act' of 1973, which is why the power of the presidency is what it is today. The UN and congress.
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So if the US didn't call it a war, it stops being a war, even for the Koreans themselves?