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Poking the Dragon and the Bear

Power Problems

CHAPTER

The Expansion of Executive War Power

The president can order air strikes or even boots on the ground, really, just about anywhere. The post nine 11 authorizations for use of military force for afghanistan and a rock are the two that have been, i think, most abused in terms of this no limits of chronology or or geography. And these specific kinds of declarations are really a reflection of a broader problem with the expansion of executive power over time.

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