Bush created a moral monstrosity in Afghanistan, and Biden is replicating it in Ukraine WashTimesOpEd
, he did not ask Congress for a declaration of war, as even he recognized that the then-existing Afghan government did not attack the U.S. He asked for and received instead a statute called the authorization for use of military force, or AUMF.Congressional declarations of war historically established that once the war had been fought and the target destroyed or surrendered, the declaration no longer authorized the war.
Can presidents kill whomever they wish in the name of national security or empire-building? In a word, no. But American presidents have had their hearts set on empire-building since Thomas Jefferson engineered the Louisiana Purchase. But unlike Wilson or Messrs.But the modern American empire builders surely think they can kill any foe — real or imagined. Mr.claimed that he had powers from some source other than the Constitution. And he also claimed he could strip Americans of their natural and constitutional rights — all for empire.
Mr. Biden is now fighting an undeclared war against Russia — not the Taliban, but a nuclear power — a war that Mr. Biden’s own military believes is unwinnable. Without congressional authorization and without a national commitment, American boys in are firing American ammunition at Russian boys. The U.S. was unable to defeat a ragtag gaggle of herdsmen in 20 years, and now it is challenging the mightiest army on Earth, 5,000 miles from Washington. For what? For empire.
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