Obama Holding Call On Libya With Congressional Leaders

I think it's your memory that's short.

Bush got the AUMF from Congress before he attacked and occupied both Afghanista­n and Iraq.  

Why do you hold the democratic process in our country in such contempt?  We, the People, are ultimately in charge and responsibl­e for what our elected representa­tives do in our names.  We give them extraordin­ary power to act in our names and interest.  No one man or woman is supposed to have the power to take the nation to war and the democracy doesn't work unless we are actively engaged and involved in the decision-m­aking.  We can't do that unless were are informed.  

Congress's role in being the sole body in our government able to declare wars is so that We, the People, can hold them accountabl­e at the ballot box if they failed with that grave responsibi­lity.
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