tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post1770403038002491185..comments2024-03-28T01:44:14.671-04:00Comments on Greenlee Gazette: US to Launch Military Strike on Syria? James Greenleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-82925681454270461852013-08-27T10:35:47.627-04:002013-08-27T10:35:47.627-04:00I don't think any president has gotten a war d...I don't think any president has gotten a war declaration since World War II, so I doubt it. I'm not one of "the left" who harped on that point, though it would seem that if we're in a full-fledged war (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan) there really OUGHT to be a declaration. Other military operations? Not so sure. I know that declaring war--which has a strict definition--affects all kinds of laws and treaties and things. There's a reason they don't want to use the word, just like they don't want to use "coup."James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-52233227785758890142013-08-27T04:54:21.017-04:002013-08-27T04:54:21.017-04:00Is the left going to demand that Obama get the per...Is the left going to demand that Obama get the permission from Congress like they demanded Bush do before he went to war with Iraq and Afghanistan?<br />And when is the left going to demand that they get permission from Congress for going into Yemen and Somalia with drone attacks?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211149561616238625noreply@blogger.com