History - Past and Perspective
Who Wields War Powers?

Who Wields War Powers?

Since WWII U.S. presidents have acted unilaterally to send American troops into battle and to attack other countries, but the Founders didn’t give them that power. ...
Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
Article audio sponsored by The John Birch Society

The Congress shall have power to … wage war.

— U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8

On August 24, Bloomberg published the following story about the ongoing “civil war” in Syria:

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