[fwdude]

When did we give the President the power to "waive" the law?

We apparently did through Congress. From the article:

The Arms Export Control Act (AECA) allows the US president to waive provisions in Sections 40 and 40A, which forbid providing munitions, credit and licenses to countries supporting acts of terrorism. But those prohibitions can be waived “if the President determines that the transaction is essential to the national security interests of the United States.”

I'm more p*ssed about a Congress which would do this.

[tacticalogic]

WTF? The Syrian rebels aren’t a “country”.

[ez]

I guess Congress trusted the Chief Executive to actually act in the US’ national interest, and not use the waiver to assist his Muslim buddies in their quest to kill Christians. Guess that’s where that “natural born citizen” thing comes in.
Thing is, Dems are screwing their own families and country by letting this guy grow Radical Islam across the world.

[jdsteel]

But those prohibitions can be waived “if the President determines that the transaction is essential to the national security interests of the United States.”

How about when the transaction is the OPPOSITE of national security interests of the United States?