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I don’t follow him very closely but are you sure he is against those wars or just against the fact that we never declared war which would be a more strict interpretation of the constitution.

I know if I were President, I would never attack anyone until the congress had actually offically declared war, and I would warn them in advance that if they declared war I will use everything, EVERYTHING in our arsonal to win the war with the fewest casualties on our side and the maximum possible on their side in the shortest possible time for the least amount of money. So they should think REALLY hard before voting, because all bets are off once they declare war.

You're from Texas! You should know about Ron Paul. Coming onto FRee Republic without doing your homework is pretty lame.

Paul's anti-war stance is well known. He voted for the Afghanistan War resolution and voted against the Iraq War resolution. However, Paul quickly changed his tune on Afghanistan, voting against funding. Today he opposes both wars. In the 2007 GOP primary debates, Paul made it very clear that he blamed America for the 911 attacks, not the terrorists.

Bush had the authority from Congress to make war in Afghanistan and Iraq.

* The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (Pub.L. 107-40, 115 Stat. 224, enacted September 18, 2001), one of two resolutions commonly known as "AUMF" (the other being "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002"), was a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 2001, authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001. The authorization granted the President the authority to use all "necessary and appropriate force" against those whom he determined "planned, authorized, committed or aided" the September 11th attacks, or who harbored said persons or groups. The AUMF was signed by President George W. Bush on September 18, 2001.
* The Iraq Resolution or the Iraq War Resolution (formally the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 [1], Pub.L. 107-243, 116 Stat. 1498, enacted October 16, 2002, H.J.Res. 114) is a joint resolution (i.e., a law) passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No: 107-243, authorizing the Iraq War.