Presidential War PowerThis work chronicles the dramatic expansion, from George Washington to Bill Clinton, of American presidents' control of the war power. The author argues that this control has come at the expense of effective congressional oversight and that it directly challenges the Constitution. |
Contents
Repelling Sudden Attacks | 6 |
Indian Wars | 13 |
Neutrality Act Prosecutions | 20 |
The War of 1812 | 27 |
Bombarding Greytown | 35 |
SpanishAmerican | 41 |
President Wilsons Forays | 50 |
The CurtissWright Case | 57 |
The War Powers Resolution | 128 |
Military Initiatives from Ford to Clinton | 134 |
Lebanon | 140 |
The Gulf War | 148 |
Troops to Haiti | 154 |
Air Strikes in Bosnia | 157 |
Early Departures from Openness | 165 |
Statutory Controls on the CIA | 171 |
World War II | 63 |
Creating the UN Charter | 72 |
The UN Participation Act | 79 |
Political Repercussions | 87 |
The Great Debate in 1951 | 97 |
Eisenhowers Philosophy | 103 |
Kennedy Reasserts Executive Power | 111 |
Free World Forces | 118 |
The IranContra Affair | 178 |
9 | 185 |
Revisiting the War Powers Resolution | 191 |
Compelling Court Action | 197 |
Appendices | 207 |
Suggested Readings | 227 |
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