>> Fred said he’d want Congressional approval first.
That’s not what I heard. As I recall his answer, the first thing he said was that he would *not* surrender the rights and perogatives of the executive branch (constitutional issue).
The second thing he said was (and I know I’m paraphrasing), all things being equal, it was better that Congress approve than not approve.
I know for a fact that he did not say he would need to ask Harry and Nancy for permission. That’s a bit of hyperbole, no?
Not exactly. But it looks like if he felt it necessary to strike Iran, he’d be in favor of getting Congressional approval before doing anything...
>>>I don’t think anybody running for president should diminish the power of the office before he gets there and take side in a hypothetical dispute. But I would say that in any close call, you should go to Congress, whether it’s legally required or not. Because you’re going to need the American people and Congress will help you if
they’re voting for it or if they support it, or leaders, especially inthe opposite party, are convinced and looking at the evidence that this is the right thing to do, that will help you with the American people.<<<
Yea I liked part 1...very good answer but I didn't like part 2. It was a Senatorial answer to appease both sides. This wasn't an unrecoverable answer by any means and Fred can correct this in the future. By no means do I hold one bad debate answer a problem unless it's a doozy and this one wasn't. He should have stopped after that first part and maybe that is just being a Senator.