The Historical Battle Over DISPATCHING AMERICAN TROOPS.

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: July 1, 1999| Author: LEAHY, STEPHEN M. | Copyright information

Ignoring Congress' constitutional role, presidents continue to dispatch troops first and ask for approval later. The NATO military action against Yugoslavia put the issue on the front burner again.

UNDER THE WAR POWERS clauses of the Constitution, who has the power to dictate when American soldiers should fight--and die? Since the creation of the Republic, presidents and Congress have fought over who should control the power to involve the nation in war. This debate assu...

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