What do you say to those that say the President, the secretary of war, all the admirals that acted, the man or woman on the trigger, committed war crimes? Well, I think that's inflammatory and wrong. This is clearly within the president's authority. But, you know, these debates have occurred over many, many decades. The power of the president versus the power of the Congress to declare war. (03:25–03:28)
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