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It also says that if a president does start the war powers resolution also says if a president does start a u.s. military operation without a prior okay from congress, congress has to give authorization for that operation within 60 days. and if they don't, then that operation ends. that military operation must cease so says the war powers resolution which is technically the law even though presidents really don't follow it. and congress doesn't make too much of a stink about it anymore either. we just hit the 60-day time limit for u.s. involvement in the nato operation in libya. we hit that ti...

Powers resolution, which reasserts what the constitution already clearly says, that the authority to declare war is vested in congress, not in the presidency. it also says that if a president does start -- the war powers resolution says that if a president does start operation prior okay from congress, congress has to give authorization for that operation within 60 days. and if they don't, then that operation ends. that military operation must cease so says the war powers resolution which is technically the law even though presidents really don't follow it. and congress doesn't make too much o...

About that. ultimately, they passed the war powers resolution, which reasserts what the constitution already clearly says, that the authority to declare war is vested in congress, not in the presidency. it also says that if a president does start -- the war powers resolution says that if a president does start a u.s. military operation without a prior ok from congress, congress has to give authorization for that operation within 60 days. and if they don't, then that operation ends. that military operation must cease.

That's what the u.s. wants. gates said they could provide them with arms but we haven't made a decision yet. here is him discussing how the u.s. will remain involved. >> if there is a no-fly zone and we have unique capabilities to bring to bear, recon sans, some tanking ability, we'll have a presence. a lot of the forces that we will have available other than the isr are forces that are already assigned to europe or have been assigned to italy or our at sea in the mediterranean. >> reporter: as far as whether gaddafi will remain in power after the operation ends, gates said i wouldn't hold up ...