The president can put American military forces in harm’s way with no Congressional oversight at all. Congress abandoned its Constitutional war powers long ago. From Rand Paul at theamericanconservative.com:
Congress owes it to the country to retake its war powers from the executive.
Recently, after over two decades of an unnecessary U.S. military presence in Niger, the U.S. finally withdrew from the West African country. I, for one, never believed we should have been there in the first place and warned our presence was doing more harm than good. Congress never authorized sending troops to Niger. Last year, I was right to demand their withdrawal. Why waste our money and risk our troops’ lives for a hostile country?
In over a decade, civilian lives were lost, U.S. service members were killed, millions of taxpayer dollars were spent, and we have nothing to show for it. So, what exactly did we do in Niger? I repeat: Congress never voted to send troops there. Congress never authorized the use of military force there. Yet, on multiple occasions, U.S. forces in Niger had to engage with hostile groups and, sadly, American lives were lost.
Some may recall that, on October 4, 2017, four U.S. soldiers—Sergeant 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson, Staff Sergeant Bryan Black, Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright, and Sergeant La David Johnson—were ambushed and killed while on a mission near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger.
This tragic incident was the largest loss of life for U.S. forces in Africa since the 1993 Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia. At the time, the New York Times reported, in a piece called “An Endless War,” that two senior senators, a Republican and a Democrat, both of whom are still serving, knew little of the American military presence in Niger.
They were surprised because Congress had abdicated its constitutional war-making power to the executive branch. They were surprised because Congress is content to allow the President to sidestep the Constitution and unilaterally deploy U.S. forces anywhere in the world, at any time, for any reason, by citing a limitless interpretation of the 9/11 AUMF.
There is the historic pen and phone for the steaming fourth world turd Under Satan’s Authority.
Pentagram briefing on and still Not Sure if that is a man and in it that case, it is. (the hands)
Big shindig at the global Soviet Trojan Horse U.N. as well.
As the predators get ready to feast on the fourth world turd prey.
It’s also showing comrade kommissar Kemp the Shemp (CCP) of Georgia and Ronny D regarding the hurricane.
The New Civility hive we’re all in this together?
Eat Shit Commie.