The Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam,
Cambodia, Lebanon, El Salvador, Grenada, Iran-Contra, Nicaragua,
Panama, the Gulf War, Somalia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq
What do these events and scores of others have in common? Each
of these wars, incursions, invasions, and covert actions was
undertaken by the United States without the benefit of a
declaration of war. Where congressional sanction was sought, it
usually took the form of a resolution, frequently issued after the
fact.
Presidents at War is the first book to examine all of America's
post-World War II military actions through the lens of the
president's authority as commander in chief. Author Gerald Astor
analyzes the various presidents' rationales for undeclared warfare,
from Truman's citing of an international agreement (the United
Nations) to Eisenhower's domino theory, to Kennedy's defense of the
Monroe Doctrine, to bald assertions of authority by a commander in
chief because of fears of communist expansion, threats to oil in
the Middle East, humanitarian concerns in the Balkans, or
provocations by terrorists. Each commander in chief served as a
precedent for those who followed. Astor contends this cumulative
process was accelerated by the September 11, 2001, attacks that led
to the war on terrorism, the invasion of Iraq to oust the cruel
regime of Saddam Hussein for his alleged possession of weapons of
mass destruction, and the potential trampling of civil liberties in
the United States.
Has the president become free to take military action on the
slightest whim? Is it now true that, as Richard Nixon said, "If the
president does it, then it is not illegal"? Is the Constitution
obsolete?And does Congress have the tools with which to curb this
seemingly unbridled power? Read Presidents at War and find out.
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