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No, it IS true. Nothing I said was false, you merely added more info and a misconception about war declaration.
Congress has not declared war since 1942
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/when-congress-once-used-its-powers-to-declare-war
What's your point, then, if not to imply that these military activities since the war powers act have been happening without congressional approval -- something that is simply not true?
If there's a misconception about war declaration being spread around here, it's the idea that a war declaration is somehow necessary -- or even important -- as part of the process of conducting warlike activities. That's just now how it works in the modern world. Modern countries do not declare war on other countries. They engage indirectly or develop legal pretenses about how it's just some specific organization they are targeting or goal being achieved.
Ive never implied anything about circumventing Congress, you keep shoehorning that into this discussion for some reason.
The 2nd paragraph is spot on, and your last sentence is exactly what im trying to convey as well. Thanks fam.