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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
Well, I'm not sure. But I DO know that there is one guy that is definitely against what the president is doing right now.
"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. As Commander-in-Chief, the President does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the President would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the Legislative branch."
*Senator Barack Obama, 2007* 
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American politics is amazing. The Republicans will bomb a country and the Democrats will complain loudly saying it's illegal, but then four years later a Democratic does the same exact thing and has to defend himself against the same exact issue he was complaining about. Both sides do this. They've been doing it for decades.