Somewhere back in the olden days,60’s +I seem to recall that there was some talk going around that Constitutionally the United States wasn’t permitted to interfere in another Nations Civil War. My question to the Board is this true?
On what basis did anyone conclude that?
Nope. Nothing I can think of.
There is an ongoing battle between congress and the president regarding what military adventures the president can get us involved in without the approval of congress but so far congress has let the president do as he sees fit militarily although they grumble a lot about it. (This low level power struggle between congress and the president when it comes to military adventures has been going on for decades.)
There is no such provision.
Really the only provision in the Constitution specifically about war is Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, which gives Congress the power to declare war.
As Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the President has the power to conduct a war. As has been said, it is controversial exactly how far the President’s powers extend without an explicit declaration of war or authorization of force by the Congress.
In any case, there is no restriction due to the nature of the conflict such as it being a civil war.
Thank you for the answers.