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But i would also ask him where in the constitution does sit say he can attack a sovereign nation that is not posing any imminent threat to the united states. >> war powers. >> i dont think its in the war powers. >> where was the power for reagan -- >> talking about this. its not our war. >> dana? >> i think he might need to say everything that youve heard from people who work for me and my government in the last 48 hours is inoperable. and heres where i stand and this is going to be the red line...

This is not a war being proposed. its not boots on the ground. nor is it -- >> you wouldnt use the word "war"? >> not in the way that we talk about iraq or the first gulf war. >> she is right. i was told that afghanistan would not be really a war. thats why obama did not -- i want to correct this point, did not punt to congress. >> he absolutely did. he can blame congress. >> just a second please. calm down. >> im calm. >> it is vested in the constitution with the power to declare war or not. th...

And the first gulf war and george w. bush in the war in iraq after 9/11. >> what does this say about us as a country? could it change the nature of how the u.s. does its business or how the u.s. might be perceived? >> as an academic we once in a while go to conferences on war powers. its been highly debated what the president can do or cant do particularly since the vietnam war. it shows president obama trying to bring back the old democratic tradition of you dont go to war unless you bring it t...

And then another senior administration official talking about john kerry, the secretary of state, said "no concerns about the presidents decision here. he was in the senate for 29 years and has made consultation with congress a huge priority since he became secretary of state." brianna and victor it sounds like the debate that was going on inside this white house, if you start pulling away the people that the officials will say were with the president, it sounds like it was the presidents inner ...

Reporters had, that they were pretty confident they would get that vote in the house and the senate authorizing the president to use force? >> they believe theyre going to get the vote. what theyre going to say to the congre congress, and the administration officials talked about this, a couple of things. one is they made a point of saying back in 1997, the congress passed the chemical weapons convention that the united states and countries around the world have signed onto. theyre saying this r...

That there is an enormous counterreaction to military effort. we cant micromanage an outcome. thats sad to say and hard to say because you want to help. but does it mean that we have a military option? that would be extraordinarily expensive. should that be done on the say so of the president without congressional involvement where it will involve a big expenditure and its crossing a line into use of war powers. congress has to step up and get involved in this debate more than it has been. >> we...

Want to use war powers, they do it. you dont get it both ways here. and i think what annie sady sai absolutely right to be attorney general, you have to be an attorney and a general and eric holder has failed that task in my opinion. >> if that happened, that would have given him a platform for what? this would have become a circus and he would get out his message, a show trial. >> yeah, and even more importantly, shawn. they would have insisted on representing themselves at gitmo, which would h...

Want to use war powers, they do it. you dont get it both ways here. and i think what annie sady sai absolutely right to be attorney general, you have to be an attorney and a general and eric holder has failed that task in my opinion. >> if that happened, that would have given him a platform for what? this would have become a circus and he would get out his message, a show trial. >> yeah, and even more importantly, shawn. they would have insisted on representing themselves at gitmo, which would h...

>> the i.t. kill list, yes. we have gitmo remains open. now he was against warrantless searches and the broadest possible definition millions of americans looked into. what are your thoughts. >> the president doesnt like to use the word trifle. he doesnt want to acknowledge were in a war on terrorism but doesnt mind using the war powers as commander in chief to protect the homeland. so the idea that we are not in a war. we wont call it a war. but he exercises these activities, shows this is a po...

Gathered. >> the i.t. kill list, yes. we have gitmo remains open. now he was against warrantless searches and the broadest possible definition mi americans looked into. what are your thoughts. >> the president doesnt like to use the word trifle. he doesnt want to acknowledge were in a war on terrorism but doesnt mind using the war powers as commander in chief to protect the homeland. so the idea that we are not in a war. we wont call it a war. but he exercises these activities, shows this is a p...