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Yep. John Adams fought a naval war against France with no DOW. Jefferson sent the navy to take out the Barbary Pirates with no DOW. I suppose they didn’t know the constitution? Congress has the power to declare war, nothing says the president needs a DOW to send troops into combat.
Now even if he did need an authorization just for the sake of argument, the War Powers Act authorizes any president to fight for 60 days without an approval and another 30 days to withdrawal. So every president has pre-approval to fight anywhere, as long as he keeps it short. Of course members of congress have tried to sue under the WPA, and no court has ever gone along, and no administration has ever accepted that it’s constitutional to put any restrictions on the president’s war making powers.
People who say he needs a DOW are simply putting their own interpretation on the clause that flies in the face of all US history, legal precedent and the founders like Adams and Jefferson.
My exact first thought. He has a duty to protect not only this nation, but those in this world that cannot protect themselves! I support that idea. Around the world, there are people groups that get murdered by stronger groups, and they can only survive if a nation who has the means to help them, actually helps them. Trump did this for these people. Syria’s next step might have been to chemical attack Israel. This might actually keep Israel from nuking Syria in turn. But, one day, according to Isaiah 17:1, Damascus will disappear overnight!!! And, Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39 says that one day all of this will come to a head when Russia and Iran lead a group of nations in attack on Israel.
Yes, the National Review (NR) has changed its name to Bullshit Review (BS). So sad. Once a rational, cutting publication, it has now become bifurcated into the Uber Hate Trump faction and then lesser Hate Trump factions.
Reagan bombed Libya for their attacks.
Obama bombed Libya just to make himself seem like a soldier.
Bill Clinton bombed the crap out of the old Yugoslavia.
Bush Jr liberated Iraq and tried to help Afghanistan.
Life is a bitch and there are a lot of armed bitches out there, all gunning for us (or so some Demos thought).
Apparently NR hasn’t read a newspaper since 1992.
50 USC § 1541 - WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, Purpose and policy
(c) Presidential executive power as Commander-in-Chief; limitation
The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-33