I do not remember the specifics, but the President has the Constitutional authority to carry out military operations for (I think) 90 days before Congress makes a declaration of war. It is appalling that Pelosi is so unaware of that fact.
One problem here is the well-intentioned ‘Authorization for Use of Military Force Act’ of 2001. It gives the president the power to strike anyone responsible for 9/11, and to use force against “international terrorism”.
The Act has no limitations as to time.
Both Bush II and Obama have used that “international terrorism” phrase as justification to strike groups - or countries - that they have labelled as terrorist.
So now we have troops in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Yemen, Kenya, Iraq, and elsewhere.
I hope I don’t have to add Iraq to that list. Trump is a very smart guy. But there is such a thing as mission creep. And that’s especially true when a country doesn’t take a putative strike laying down.
Perhaps Iran needs to be hit. But this is not a situation where there is an attack on the U.S. at this moment. So congressional approval would be something the Founders would have wanted.
The War Powers Act allows 60 days before Congressional approval is needed.
And POTUS is required to notify Congress when hostile actions are initiated. That’s when the clock starts.
POTUS is constrained by that law to act in the best interests of the US, as defined by him.
“it is appalling that Pelosi is so unaware of that fact.”
she’s probably very well aware of the legalities and is just lying ... practically every word out of all the Dem leaders right now are outright lies, and they KNOW they are lying ...
I’ve never really seen anything like that in this country before ... the Dems are apparently relying on the fact that the dying lying leftist fake stream enemedia are playing along with their lies, and believe the dying lying leftist fake stream enemedia can keep us bamboozled and ignorant ... the only question is whether it’s going to work, that is will at least half the country believe their lies because they are too ignorant or too lazy to seek the truth from alternative media?
Nanny is so unaware she no longer is certain which bathroom to use!