[Alberta's Child]

Find me one case where Bolton publicly called on Congress to declare war against an adversary -- as required under the U.S. Constitution.

No, that never happened. Instead, he pushes the idea of an imperial presidency where the nation's chief executive can wage military campaigns all over the world without any Congressional approval.

Go back and check my link in Post #18. For a guy who allegedly believes that the U.S. Constitution supersedes international law, he had an awful lot to say about the role of the U.S. in an "international community" in the Balkans ... with absolutely no mention of the U.S. Constitution at all.

[jdsteel]

I’d refer you to the LONG discussion about the Bush war in Iraq regarding the “declaration of war” vs. “authorization of the use of military force”. It is a distinction without a difference.

Bolton publicly called for Congress to take action. He was calling on Congress for a “Declaration of War”. I agree with you there. A declaration of war would have meant that we had one specific foe that we were going to war against. Not the case.

I’d also ask you to review the War Powers Resolution.

Your hangups. Not mine.