. . . thought it reads more like a 'Writ of Attorney' that any declaration. . .
I was thinking more along the lines of "Sh!T of Attorney", but thats just me.
Yessiree! A DOW would have to state not only the Country in question but would need to include a set objective which would need to culminate in either a surrender or some sort of peace treaty. This is why both Korea and Vietnam ended with "cease fires". They were both UN police actions that we had no business being involved in (not in ANY way to disparage those of our gallant men and women who fought in these "actions"). The document currently up for consideration here has no set provisions for its end and is therefore, not a valid DOW. It only provides the office of President (no matter who that might be in the future) broad powers to abuse both the Constitution and the soverign citizens of this Nation at his discretion.