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To: paul_philp who wrote (78489)	2/28/2003 7:55:09 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

from that site: A reporter recently stated to President Bush that it appeared inevitable that the nation was headed toward war with Iraq. The president responded: "That's not for you to decide. That's for me to decide." Actually, it is for neither of them to decide. Congress is the governmental body under the U.S. Constitution which retains the sole power to decide whether or not this nation goes to war. George W. Bush is not a king. If he wants to go to war against Iraq, he must seek and receive a declaration of war from the United States Congress. Our Constitution requires nothing less.

To: paul_philp who wrote (78489)	2/28/2003 7:56:30 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Yes, but that's not at all the same thing as a Declaration of War. Just like the Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution wasn't, either. The Vietnam War was "Johnson's War". The current war is identified completely with President Bush, who will get near-100% of the credit or blame. Congress didn't stop him, but Congress really isn't taking any responsibility, either. If this war goes horribly wrong, Congress will lay low and get re-elected; it isn't their political capital that is being invested and risked here.