I think this is the debate that we will have over the next couple of days. But let me share with you my thoughts. First of all, The president, as the commander in Chief under Article 2, does have the authority, we believe, to engage troops. We don't think there's any question about that. The second part is if you are actually going to have a declared war, then Congress has to do that in the middle ground. (00:34–00:42)
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