05/06/2013
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"You cannot have the politicians running the war. You need a commander-in-chief, and that was a really good idea."
"I do not think we can kill more than we create in the process, so ultimately there is going to have to be another way that involves some diplomacy, some discussion."
"the Founding Fathers had a really good idea. They said, look, the first branch of government, the legislative branch should decide when we are going to war."
"We are more than a feedback loop. This is a constitutional power, and we should not be putting troops into harm's way."