The easy way to meet our political objectives here in Washington is to say we can get China to change its policy without doing anything we don't feel like doing.
China is not going to change its policy toward North Korea till we change our policy.
Maybe we should have walked away from Vietnam 4 years into the action rather than let it linger 10 years.
We should not be limiting--if we have a goal and it is verified by Congress, we shouldn't put limits on a commitment to the goal.
If indeed the American people are supportive of a military action and the Congress knows that--and the military and our executive branch kno...
vague authorization--a blank check, if you will--is the opposite of democracy.
We don't need to pass a new AUMF to show the world we support our troops.
Since then, every President has said that they don't recognize the binding power of the AUMF but they will often act consistent with it.
It vests in Congress not only the power to declare war but control over the money that funds military operations.
The fact is that at least in that circumstance the President, and others have as well, simply violated the War Powers Act.
The advocates of unlimited executive power without the need for congressional authorization--I am willing to do that as soon as we elect a P...