I would say it boggles the mind, but not really so much anymore.

Interesting that according to most states laws you can use lethal force in only a few specific instances. Typically something like when it is "necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. "

Yet they don't even hold to that standard when starting a WAR.

It's always 'our national interest'. Could you imagine if we were permitted to use lethal force to achieve or maintain 'our interests'?

BTW, I nearly said 'when declaring war' ... but they don't really do that anymore, do they?