The word "war" only appears four times in the Constitution - twice to tell states what they can't do, once to define treason, and once to grant the power to declare war - That power is delegated NOT to the executive, but to the judiciary.
The executive may make war only upon the direction of the legisative branch and he conducts that war at their discretion. To argue otherwise is, to paraphrase many people around here who don't know what they're talking about, to believe that our Constitution is a suicide pact. These people would argue that once a declaration of war is given, it cannot be rescinded unless the president says it's over.
Nothing could be further from the truth, or further from what the founders intended, notwithstanding the opinion of the article's author.
Regards,
Col Sanders
And once declared, who manages the war ?
The commander in Chief
or
The legisative branch
..."The executive may make war only upon the direction of the legisative branch and he conducts that war at their discretion".......