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Understanding War Powers: Declare vs. Wage

21. May, 2007 324 Comments2007-05-21+20%3A37%3A49Tenth+Amendment

“Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder.” — Thomas Paine
One of the many consequences of our current political climate, in which war seems to be almost endless, is that people are often driven to ask [...]

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