Reply #19: No, it requires Authorization or a Declaration of War unless we're attacked

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Section 2(c) The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.

The very first paragraph of the Wikipedia article you cite PROVES THIS. The very idea of you scolding someone for not reading the article is laughable.