Or did she say that Chuck Hagel, if approved as SecDef, could unilaterally decide to bomb Israel without any approval by anybody else, and all the orders down the chain of command would be lawful?
Or did she say that any officer can order the men under his command to hop on a plane to go to war against Iran or Israel - totally independently of someone acting as President or any of the other people in the chain of command?
Take your pick. Is she saying that all orders under a sworn-in Joseph Stalin are lawful, that Lt Col’s can initiate combat action against foreign countries by orders independent from the chain of command, or both?
Who has the power to declare war? Does the President declare war?
Were we in Afghanistan because the President unilaterally ordered troops there?
Where does authority to issue orders involving combat ultimately reside?