why is it the presidents fault?

Question

is it true that before this nation goes to war, congress has to okay it,, not the president

Answer 1

Because in the minds of the mindless sheep in America, they think that the President is a King for four years and makes all of the decisions instead of Congress. It was the perfect plan of our fore fathers and the life long Congressmen who stay in power and get to blame everything on a scapegoat.

Answer 2

Yes, that is true. The president has the power to send troops into a country, but that alone doesn't make it a war. Congress has to declare a war for it to be a war. The president can ask congress to declare war, but they don't have to comply. For example, the Vietnam conflict wasn't technically a war because congress never declared war. However, the president kept on sending troops in and there were lots of casualities anyway, as if it had been a war. The Iraq War is a war because Congress said so.

Answer 3

Yes, Congress makes the declaration. However, the president has all the information - from the Department of Defense, to the State Department, to the CIA and the National Security Agency - in which to plow the Senate with information and national security documents.

There's also a lot of so-called "horse trading" between the parties on war declatations: "I will support this if you support that."

Answer 4

It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they were playing an old news video of Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration.

There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning!

He was being drilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"

Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."

The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?"

"No, sir," continued Ollie.

"No? And why not?" the senator asked.

"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir."

"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.

"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.

"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"

"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.

At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.

"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered.

"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.

"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."

The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was shown of the clip.


By the way, that senator was Al Gore!

Also: !
Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners."

However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands. The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released.

Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified.
It was censored in the US from all later reports.
If you agree that the American public should be made aware of this fact, pass this on.

Answer 5

Congress never declared war on Iraq. They simply made the mistake of trusting Bush to make the call. They pre-authorized him to take military action if appropriate. So Bush scared the public with statements about mushroom clouds and other suggestions Iraq would nuke us, then started a war that has killed tens of thousands of men, women, and children.

"Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud."
-- George Bush to the nation, October 7, 2002

Answer 6

It wasnt just that
Iraq was in Violation of the first Gulf war treaty that he signed. He was shooting at our planes on a daily basis and refusing to let weapons inspecters in his country.. All of these are acts of war under his surrender treaty after Gulf war 1.
To this fact back in 1998 even John Kerry was talking about the need to take out Saddam. Most Democrats would want people to forget this but that was when George Bush wasnt even thinking about being president he was just governor of TX.
Why is it all the Democrats get a pass on this. John Kerry Al Gore were all talking about weapons of mass destruction long before BUSH!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

there is this funky little thing called a resolution.any president can committ troops as commander in chief.usually congress follows suit until it gets messy.

Answer 8

Yes they are all at fault. Does that make it any less offensive.
He gave them wrong information. He lied to congress.
Had it been Clinton who did that he would have been out long ago.

Answer 9

Yes they did

Answer 10

Dont worry be happy.