[Texasforever]

Bush could easily argue that he'd been constitutionally authorized to retaliate (reprisal) to a specific situation using military force.

No need to argue anything. The constitution only requires that congress approve military action in a time of war. The constitution is silent on how that declaration must be written. The Joint Resolution was and is all this president requires to fully exercise his powers as a war time CIC. Every thing he has done to date in this operation is as the Commander In Chief of the armed forces NOT, as president.

[Native American Female Vet]

If 5,000 Americans dead, is not a time to declare war, when is a time to declare war?

[p23185]

Every thing he has done to date in this operation is as the Commander In Chief of the armed forces NOT, as president.

You are so right and this is a point totally missed by the MSM and their general masses of public listers and readers.