“BTW: Has there ever been a Presidential request for authorization to use force that has been voted down by Congress? I cannot think of one.”
OOOH
YOu mean if Congress votes down the authorization Obama wants it will be...
(wait for it)
UNPRECEDENTED!!???
(one of Obama’s favorite words)
Kissnger carefully managed to forget how Congress cut off all funding for the Vietnam War while he was SOS and Nixon was POTUS. Cutting off the funding and leaving the troops hanging there was a lot worse than saying NO to LBJ in the first place would have been.