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To: Cogito who wrote (131528)	2/26/2010 12:09:40 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 543095

What if they declared a war and nobody was sent? Admittedly, not a likely scenario, with impeachment probably as a result, but the CIC still can't be forced into it. :>)

To: Cogito who wrote (131528)	2/26/2010 9:45:16 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543095

Congress can declare war but the president is commander-in-chief. No one in the military will take orders from Congress about anything operational. And as we know, the president can order the military around without a declaration just fine. Or bring all the troops home. Even if Congress appropriates funds for military assistance to a country, I suspect the White House could use various loopholes to decide if it really should be sent. Congress already has its clumsy fingers in enough pies, imagine those clowns trying to run a war.