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>> so there's legislation on the floor right now that would withdraw funding for any pre-emptive strike against iran. and at any time, even if we haven't authorized a military action, the united states congress can pull funding. >> right. >> we have the powers of the purse. >> purse. was it bipartisan? >> but as you point out, congress doesn't have the willingness to do it. the republican leadership in the senate seem willing at this point to outsource all decisions about war making to the president, and, frankly, i will admit that democrats were willing to outsource those decisions to preside...

Military adventurism into yemen. the last point as to why it is important and people like senator mike lee, conservatives are making this and progressives. for decades on the republican president and democratic presidents, republican congress and democratic congress is, the congress of the united states has advocated its constitutional responsibility over warmaking. it is not the president who has ears possibility under the constitution to send our troops. it is congress. we have to take it back. >> bret: mitch mcconnell mentioned that with the executive branch over war powers, this may spark ...

Flips then you can begin to create accountability on this >> the president of the united states still has tremendous power in the spheres of war, war making and in the spheres of foreign affairs. how do you think that op-ed gets read in saudi arabia -- i am serious. >> it is being read in every capital and every leader and every government and everybody else. >> and what are they saying? what is the capable you send back to the capital. >> i don't know about the cables, but i know what they are saying, i have talked to some of them. they are concerned. they rely on the united states for its ab...

Citizen has. the number of people that we had in the last election are at a low level. 52.4%. when president obama was elected it was about 62.3%. that is a huge difference. >> but i want to stay on this. yes, i agree that is what citizens should do either way. >> that is going to have the greater impact. if the house of representatives flips then you can begin to create accountability on this >> the president of the united states still has tremendous power in the spheres of war, war making and in the spheres of foreign affairs. how do you think that op-ed gets read in saudi arabia -- i am ser...

Choosing to stay with this in mind. you think that is a justified and admiral decision. >> up to the point where you are forced to carey out illegal and immoral order. it is admiral to stay in and try to temper the process and prevent damage in getting worse to try to slow things down. >> i learned your name and first interviewed you as a reporter after you had worked anonymously in the white house in the bush administration and came forward to blow the whistle on what you said were huge missignals by the bush skplgs the national security counsel on terrorism, what was what got you to sort of ...