Over time and you know, as time, I think, passes from the Vietnam War and as we absorb the Afghanistan and Iraq experiences, both of which were authorized by Congress, we're in this phase where, you know, Since the 1990s or so, Congress has increasingly been comfortable with presidents exercising authorities which strike me as not constitutional. So this is Obama and Libya, it's CL in the Balkans, and it is most certainly President Trump in the Caribbean where for the first time ever, the President is using his military authorities against civilians. (02:42–02:52)
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