The President does not have a private army at his disposal. A declaration of war unites the country. We should declare war on every country we bomb before we bomb them. Not like a Pearl Harbor. Bush already said any country that harbors terrorists is a terrorist country. So a WOT is just a war on words. involve Congress, Declare War, Unite the Country.
Exactly, that is why Congress passed an Authorization for the Use of Force for both Iraq and Afghanistan.