Does congress need to declare a war? Recall while blamed on Bush, it was Clinton that sign the presumption attack law giving us first strike abilities and the War Power Act widened the view.
Look, the USA belongs fighting in the middle east as much as ice cream should be stored in the cabinet but we have three equal branches of government that missed their government classes on what they were suppose to do.
At this point, the legislative and judicial branches should have outlined their positions yet nothing.
There is no leadership in government, just the worst of us because good people cannot be elected.
Obama stopped only because his poll showed only 8% are interested in this the constant back-peddling from previous positions are noteworthy as Syria has noted they retreated.
Constitutionally, yes. There is no wiggle room. Recall while blamed on Bush, it was Clinton that sign the presumption attack law giving us first strike abilities and the War Power Act widened the view.
Laws do not trump the Constitution. And while Congress has formally allowed the Executive a bit of discretion regarding imminent threats and other emergencies, they retained responsibility by limiting that power temporally.