To: ohioman
we are at war and you know it.Oh, you mean slicing and dicing jihadis? Of course. Don't be silly.
But I also believe that 9/11 warranted a formal Congressional Declaration Of War against al Qaeda and all other groups we deem as terrorists. There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents it, while the "war on terror" is both lame and imprecise.
It is a war against identifiable Islamist groups and their supporters, and the sooner we name them, formally Declare War on them, and kill them, the better.
293 posted on
12/19/2003 1:14:48 PM PST by
angkor
To: angkor
I can agree with you on one point, we need to formally Declare War on them, and kill them. However, all those against our current war effort (especially the 9th Circle of Jerks) are nothing more than the Enemy Within.
294 posted on
12/19/2003 1:27:36 PM PST by
ohioman
To: angkor
The Sept. 14, 2001 congressional resolution states: "The president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons."
That's pretty clearly a limited Declaration of War - limited to external force and procedures, and which denies authorization for "triggered" domestic powers over U.S. citizens.
296 posted on
12/19/2003 1:44:26 PM PST by
lepton
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