President Obama 's Use Of The President 's War Powers

During the past decade of military operations combating terrorism, members of the U.S. government have thoroughly debated the power of the President and the role of Congress during a time of war. A historical review of war powers in America demonstrates the unchecked power of the executive when it comes to military decision-making and the use of force. Throughout history the power of the President to initiate, conduct, and sustain military operations without oversight has greatly increased. Through a historical lens, this essay will

The president uses informal powers to set and enact a legislative agenda, to do executive orders, send out troops without a declaration of war, make executive agreements, create and use bureaucracy, and make legislative proposals. Out of all the informal powers presidents tend to use the executive power the most.

Hanson’s 2012 premise, albeit over two years old today, is immediately discernible: America faces devastating self-inflicted wounds by implementing the current Administration’s defense spending budget. The dawn of 2014 finds this debate ongoing and the implementation of this budget well in progress, with even more drastic cuts taking effect than the ones analyzed by Hanson previously. While few historians of repute would argue against the reality that the siren song of defense reductions has lured the nation onto the shoals of unpreparedness for future conflict many times in the past, two shortcomings in Hanson’s piece beckon us to pause and reexamine.

12). WPR was written poorly stating that they only consult congress and not making it mandatory. They also mistakenly stated that the President must report any decisions within forty-eight hours of sending military forces into hostilities, which only demands the President communicates with Congress after they have initiated (pg. 13). This is a failure on the behalf of Congress because they did not take control and stop the initiating of military usage from the President. The various times the military has been use by the President to initiate war the action itself was not him declaring war but due to his initiation of military power it has cause for this be a sign of initiating war. Yoo 's could argue that the use of military power is part of his duties as the Commander in Chief as stated in the Constitution. If after these attacks they turn into war he did not perform any duties that are out of the scope of his position.

The skeleton-like provisions of Article II have left the words open to definition and redefinition by courts and presidents. This skeleton-like wording leaves it up to an aggressive chief executive and a willing Supreme Court to shape the actual parameters of such powers. In effect, history has rewritten the Constitution. The words are flexible enough to mean different things in different situation. On the whole though, a more expansive view of presidential power has taken precedence over a more restrictive view. The history of the meaning of presidential power through the Constitution has been one of the expansion of power and the enlargement of the meaning of the words of the Constitution.

While not everyone may agree with, for example, the decision to declare war against Vietnam, it is only his personal opinion on the event that drives his statement. While this author, just like anyone else, is entitled to share their thoughts, there is a better argument for the opposite belief. While some may believe that executive order is dangerous for the President to have, congress purposefully passed a resolution allowing the president "to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.” This statement is very important because it shows the reasons for the introduction of executive order. When Congress fails to spell out in detail how a law is to be executed, it leaves the door open for the President to provide those details in the form of Executive Orders. Also, if the United States were to be threatened, executive orders are in place to allow the President to quickly and effectively protect the country and its citizens from outside threats (Document

After the terrorist attack of 9/11 President George W. Bush wanted to declare war on Iraq, and chose not to wait on the approval of Congress. He made this decision not because they were a direct threat the the moment, but because they could be a possible threat a year or five from that point in time. Bush’s claims for declaring war are not reasonable by any means. Claiming that they could be a threat down the road years from now, is not a practical reason to declare war on another country, you do not have the be the one to strike first to stop a potential threat to your country. These “emergency” actions by Bush were illegal and should have caused him to be impeached.

Over time, despite the fact that the Constitution provides the president with only a few specific and enumerated powers, presidential authority has greatly expanded. Previous government administrations have seized opportunities arising during crises such as the Civil War, World War I and II, and the contemporary War on Terror to further expand the scope of executive power. While this expansion of presidential power has been facilitated by Congressional action in certain instances, the executive’s authority expansion is to a greater extent the product of presidential unilateral action based on broad interpretations of enumerated

Army to Libya and the operation lasted more than 60 days. The main point is that in order to claim that the War Power Resolution is applicable to an operation, the Army should be introduced into hostilities. President Obama did not want to interfere with the enemy directly to sidestep the War Power Resolution in order to prevent any type of reaction by the Congress that might have prevented the “military assessment” for Libya. This was another sign of ineffectiveness of the War Power Resolution and another evidence that showed it interfered with military strategy. If we look at what happened in Libya, Muammar Gadhafi, the leader of the country, decided to kill all the citizens “house by house, room by room . . . [with] no mercy and no

The president’s executive order 456 that called for the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus amid intense political instability was necessary. In order to give legal advice with substance to Her Excellency President Dove, the counsel remained very objective and impartial on her actions within the period of time the civil war lasted. The counsel is reviewing Madame Dove’s actions on three folds, 1, is her action to wage war constitutional? 2, is her action violate the constitution check and balances of powers? 3 is her action completely unconstitutional? These are the questions we will be answering with the fact patterns available. According to the United States constitution Art I sec 9 cl 2 “the privilege of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.

On December 1st 2009, Obama said, “Commanders in Afghanistan repeatedly asked for support to deal with the reemergence of the Taliban, but these reinforcements did not arrive.” He then requested for more troops to help his commanders in Afghanistan. After a few years, he started pulling out troops from Afghanistan while the war was going on, as he once did to the war in Iraq. He kept on sending and pulling back troops out of countries that we are at war with and not at war with. He can’t come to a closing decision on what he want and that’s one of the worse quality a president can have. A president should be able to come to an agreement and stick to the choice that he has made. If there was a conflict or war that was between America and another country, America should propose a compromise that

Obama was elected president in 2008 .WHen Obama was running for president many people did not know him. He was unknown to the general public. When Obama was elected many people were happy and wanted him to win because Obama promised to end war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Which he did during the end of his presidency he ended the Iraq war and also signed a nuclear deal with Iraq from obtaining nuclear weapons. He tended to keep away from foreign policy. Some of Obama 's Major Foreign Policy accomplishments are:Ending the war in Iraq Killing of Osama Bin Laden ,Nuclear deal with Iran ,Paris Climate Change Agreement, Opening of relations with Cuba, Trans-Pacific Partnership. He also went to go visit Cuba during his last year

The recent bombing in Afghanistan begs the question whether the president has too much power over war instigation matters. The opinion column by Michael Krepon on the New York Times titled “How to Make the Nuclear Button Safer” addresses the unsettling problem, that at the event of war, the president has unrestrained power of launching a nuclear attack.

The United States, under Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have released its remarks on the current Libyan conflict. The President reiterated his support for the no-fly zone and is advocating for a peaceful transition to democracy within this region. The following will address the possible reasons for the Obama Administration’s actions, the United States’ perception of this issue and an assessment of how this statement fits in with the broader development of American foreign policy. It will also

Barack Obama uses legitimate power. Legitimate power is based on the user’s position, power, given by the organization. (Lussier and Achua, 2013, p.150). Barack is an effective leader. As long as he isn’t breaking the law, he can have executive agencies to do anything he wants. Of course he is aware of congress being able to remove him if he abuses his power. Barack Obama is quite powerful. He has the ability to veto bills congress sends him. He also designates a large number of powerful positions. Individual who the president chooses is almost always approved. He can also fire a lot of these appointed officials, again giving him power over how these departments are run. He is Commander of the military, so he can move military resources around