Original sentence: Authorized use of force is relatively common among democratic societies.Frequently used as an alternative to a declaration of war, authorized use of force is often used to avoid traditional barriers to the initiation of combat.In addition, with declarations of war being increasingly regulated by international bodies, 'authorized use of force' can often be used to avoid some of the negative consequences of a declaration.The United States, for instance, has been directly involved in military activities in every decade of the latter half of the twentieth century yet has not declared war formally since World War II.Typically a full declaration must be ratified by various legislative bodies, but 'authorized use of force' may allow an elected head of state to directly initiate forceful action without further consultation
Edited sentence: A particular United States invention used to authorize their leader to conduct aggression against another state without an attack on the United States which would normally provoke a response in the form of a declaration of war which would then engage legislative controls over that aggression.An example would be the well known attack on Pearl Harbor (U.This is sometimes called the "impolite" declaration of war as it has no historical corollary in the international standards of conducting war established since the Renaissance.territory) by Japan in World War II, though, in this example, a declaration of war was subsequently provided after the fact