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Cliff Stearns: Where in the U.S. Constitution does a President have the power to unilaterally place U.S. troops in combat environment…

On the recordJune 24, 1997
Where in the U.S. Constitution does a President have the power to unilaterally place U.S. troops in combat environment without any congressional approval, let alone without notifying Congress?
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Cliff Stearns
Florida

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Questioning presidential authority to deploy troops without congressional approval.

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