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2024-01-12 16:50:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 65457785FB7146E2299E6598956DA6DA74EDCEF10F8A20A2D1A2A8E8667B23F7
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33 U.S. Code ยง 381 gives the president broad authority to order the navy to conduct anti piracy operations for the protection of merchant vessels. This has been US law since 1815. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/33/381 https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/d/declarations-war-authorizations-use-military-force.html
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