Well, that's my understanding of it, Mimi, is that he continues to get these 60 day extensions because he doesn't want to do what the Constitution says that he ought to do. The war powers and the ability to declare war rests with the United States Congress, not with the presidency. And so he continues to abuse his power by starting and stopping. So you have to ask yourself, you know, does he really have, is he really trying to end these wars? (04:54–05:04)
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