Peer Critiqiue

Below is a comment on a peer's post.

My peer talks about the President's actions relating to recent events on his blog "Ignorance is Strength." I agree that it is America's duty to help stand up and fight for democracy. However, I question the authority on which the President is acting. Declaring war is the job delegated to Congress, not the President. This disregard for the constitution started a long time ago, the last truly declared war being WWII. If we allow Presidents to continue to call the shots that they believe are in our countries best interest or in a foreign countries best interest, then where does it stop? If we can agree that it is our job to enforce democracy then it should be easy for the President to get approval from Congress, so he should. Congress shouldn't simply ignore the fact that the President is overstepping his bounds. I also agree with your point on the need of a plan. Before we send troops to the other side of the world, we need a clear idea of our goals and what we will do when those goals are achieved.