go to war

"People who have committed heinous crimes - murderers, rapists, cannibals and paedophiles - they not only avoid punishment by going to war, the unprecedented bit is that they are being hailed as heroes."

As legal scholar Matt Waxman has reminded us, FDR’s successor, Harry Truman, went to war in Korea without congressional authorization.

L.A. went to war with Detroit, which for decades successfully fought efforts to reduce auto emissions.

“The reason she couldn’t stand me is that she always wanted to go to war with people. If it were up to her we’d be in 50 different countries,” Trump said.

This will also hit GP practices and charities, which have flagged fears about the cost of the change - and no government wants to go to war with them.