There are offensive strikes and defensive strikes. No authorization is needed to defend the country. In fact, failure to do so would correctly be seen as dereliction of duty
> No authorization is needed to defend the country. <
I want to agree with that. But every president will tell you that the strike they ordered was meant to defend the country.
As I see it, no authorization should be needed to defend against an ongoing, in-the-moment attack. But otherwise Congress (as goofy as they are) must be consulted.
It’s what the Founders intended.