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Originally Posted by Chan
No one disputes that. What we dispute is what constitutes American national interest. We dispute the Executive Branch's authority to conduct military operations in foreign countries without a declaration of war by Congress. We dispute that America retaliating against Islam's retaliating against America because of America's interfering in the affairs of other nations is in America's national interest (and even if it is, only Congress has the authority to declare war).
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in fact Chan, D4T DID dispute the notion that the Constitution provides America the ability to intervene in foreign affairs.
further, the articles I quoted do not state imperically that the Congress must delcair war for such interventions to happen.
addtitionally, both the President and the Congress are following the letter of the constitution, in that appropreations for the conflicts currently takeing place are reviewed and renewed within the specified time frame of 2 years.
thus your claim is baseless constitutionally.
however, if you desire to make a Philosophical argument based on what you believe to be the best course, then have at it. I disagree but the constitution does afford you that right.
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