Global Ethics Forum: The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed

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Channel: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs · 2013 · News & Politics

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The last declaration of war authorized by Congress was World War II, yet the U.S. has been entangled in many wars since. Why have presidents been allowed to sidestep Congress for the last 70 years? The  U.S. should have an agreed-upon set of guidelines for going to war, says journalist Marvin Kalb. It should not be left up to presidents to decide. 

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