TIL the USA has "national emergencies" still ongoing that date back to 1979
TIL the USA has "national emergencies" still ongoing that date back to 1979
en.m.wikipedia.org
List of national emergencies in the United States - Wikipedia
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TIL the WW2 one ended in 1952. Description:
"Proclaiming That an Unlimited National Emergency Confronts This Country, Which Requires That Its Military, Naval, Air and Civilian Defenses Be Put on the Basis of Readiness to Repel Any and All Acts or Threats of Aggression Directed Toward Any Part of the Western Hemisphere"
Can any historians tell us why it took another 7 years?
The one in OPs post is Iran: "Blocking Iranian Government Property"
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Probably because of the Soviets. Dividing up Germany was not without risk. Soviet tanks and American tanks were parked across the boarders from each other with rounds ready to fire.
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An example is when Soviet tanks and troops marched into Czechoslovakia in 1948 I think it was, everyone in Europe got put back into a state of high alert.
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Most of those listed as emergencies are now policy. They were emergent issues when they were legislated, but they should be removed from emergency status.
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Interesting read. Seems like most of them are just sanctioned-based, not literal emergencies, like forest fires affecting people homes, etc.
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i was born in 1979, so it checks out
Same 😄