that he needs to ask congress for authorization? any time the president of the united states initiates a military action that is not defensive in nature, that is to say we haven t been attacked. our troops haven t been attacked, under the constitution of the united states and according to the war powers resolution, he must come to congress to get permission. congress would have acted quickly. i don t know how i would have voted on this particular attack but gives the use of chemical weapons, i might very well with voted to give this president the authority to take the strike. i don t know. my point is and i ve been pretty critical of president trump. this isn t just a president trump problem. barack obama attacks libya. president clinton bombs in the balkans. it s presidents of both sides. we need to get back to place where we abide by our law and constitution and military activity is authorized by the people who will pay the price in terms of dollars and blood and that s the represe