Does the lack of a Congressional Declaration of War, as required by the Constitution, politicize war?

A few thoughts:
- The Constitution lays out that only Congress can declare war but that POTUS is the commander in chief (separation of powers).
- Follow on laws have not sought to undue this requirement/responsibility (theoretically) but rather to give the President flexibility to use military force for a limited period of time and give Congress time to fulfill their Constitutional responsibility.
- The failure of Congress to declare war since 8 DEC 41 (not 42) has had several negative consequences in my opinion. The reason for Congress (and not POTUS) to declare war to me primarily is to ensure the national will necessary for a democracy to sustain the fight. A primary negative consequence of Congress not declaring war is an inhibited ability to sustain the national will for a fight. Other consequences include: lack of defined end state, lack of popular support, and ability of political leaders to not do their job and cast a vote (or to deny what their vote meant years later).

War is always political, but the American people as a whole don't have the appetite for war, or rather, what it takes to fight and win wars. I'm under the "Give War a Chance" banner.

Even the "Declaration" of War would be a Political Football. Everything is Politics always has been and always will be. Most of the Politics get forgotten about with the Several Re-Writes of History that will happen after every War or Conflict but I like your Idea of the All In Approach that a Formal Declaration would bring SSG(P) John Badger.