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To: koan who wrote (790581)	6/18/2014 4:23:56 PM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Recommended By joseffy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1589534

I'll make it easy on you koan, tell us what Obama should do in Iraq.

To: koan who wrote (790581)	6/18/2014 4:35:10 PM
From: i-node	5 Recommendations Recommended By FJB gamesmistress one_less steve harris Taro Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1589534

>> What they did was clearly unconstitutional. There has NEVER, NEVER been a president as lawless as Barack Obama. Not in the entire history of this country. The most brilliant constitutional attorneys in the country, like Jonathan Turley (liberal) and Ted Cruz (conservative), have expressed concern over the abject lawlessness of Obama. And it is self evident to anyone with even a basic understanding of the Constitution. And make no mistake: They are pointing to Obama's misdeeds as far more problematic than those of Bush. And they're right. That you would accuse another president, Republican or Democrat, of acting "unconstitutionally" while not criticizing Obama at all for it is just one more example of your hypocritical partisan nonsense.

To: koan who wrote (790581)	6/19/2014 2:54:10 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1589534

Hi koan; Re: "What they did in Viet Nam and Iraq was unconstitutional."; Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has repeatedly failed to enforce this part of the Constitution. This wasn't something invented in the 20th century. The first undeclared war was the "quasi war with France" which ran from 1798 until Napoleon came to power in 1800 (and sold Louisiana to the US). During this war, 300 US merchant ships were captured by the French but the US did not declare war. Instead President Adams sent US ships out to capture French warships: en.wikipedia.org Similar to the congressional action regarding Vietnam and Iraq, Congress passed a bill. Despite this happening over 200 years ago, you can still find the text of the bill on the net: An Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States (5th Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 68, 1 Stat. 578) is an act of Congress approved July 9, 1798, authorizing the President of the United States to use military force in the Quasi-War with France. en.wikipedia.org -- Carl