At the same time, we have a situation where when the President unilaterally decides to begin a military operation and then continues it, where, clearly, I think as a former Member of Congress, you would agree that Congress needs to be involved in shaping downstream when something like that occurs?
Webb argues for Congressional involvement in military decisions made by the President.
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I got the same answer from Admiral Locklear, commander in chief of PACOM, during an open line telephone conversation on July 28.
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