President Trump with Cabinet members and other advisers in the Situation Room during an airstrike against a Syrian target in April 2017. Congress, under the leadership of both parties over many years, has avoided tough votes on military action and given the president free rein to wage war wherever, whenever. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and I have negotiated and introduced a new military authorization designed to accomplish these goals. And it would establish an expedited procedure to revise, repeal or extend military action against these terrorist groups every four years. Congress’s efforts to escape accountability have given Trump the ability to wage war whenever he wants.

Source: Washington Post April 29, 2018 23:51 UTC