Trump Suggests War Powers Act is Optional, Again
The Hill reports Trump's latest thought on foreign policy: direct military action without congressional approval is perfectly fine, thank you very much. This isn't groundbreaking for the man who greenlit missile strikes on Syria without a second thought. But it does recall previous administrations, all too eager to redefine 'imminent threat' to bypass the War Powers Act. Remember when 'War on
Terror' became a blank check for two decades of interventions? Funny how constitutional checks only seem to get in the way when the executive branch decides it knows best. One might wonder if this eagerness to send in the troops, congressional oversight be damned, has less to do with immediate threats and more with the lucrative contracts that follow. How many presidential administrations have
found new ways to avoid answering to the public for their military adventurism?