How do you think about the role of Congress and what does this current period reflect or reveal about the limitations and the opportunities you have to shape U.S. foreign policy? Sure. I think The United States Congress is trying to wrestle back some of its statutory duties and the Constitution when it comes to war making. That has slipped and had been slipping for a while. Some of it is a reflection of what was going on during the Bush administration and then going into the Obama administration. (07:06–07:14)
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Asserts that Congress is attempting to reclaim its constitutional war-making powers.
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