The president of the United States does not have the authority to start a war. That’s Congress’s job.
The president, as the commander in chief, does have the right to take immediate action in the case of an emergency when there is no time to wait on Congressional authorization. He does not have the right to launch a war of his choosing while asking Congress to sign off later.
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