Walter B. Jones: “How in the world can we continue to play this game of spending, spending, spending, and borrow, borrow, borrow?”

I want to talk about the graveyard of empires. I think that is what they say about Afghanistan and the history of Afghanistan.

I wrote to President Trump, had it delivered on July the 18th. I wanted him, if he was going raise the troop levels in Afghanistan, to please come to Congress, ask Congress to meet its constitutional responsibility and have a debate.

the power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature.

I have said many times that I just do not see how this country can continue to do what is necessary to maintain a strong military, unless there is some debate in the Congress about a war tax, because I don't know where the money is going…