How Congress ducks responsibility for wars
by Chicago Tribune
Sep 21, 2017
3 minutes
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, Sept. 21:
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Back in April, President Donald Trump ordered a U.S. missile strike on a Syrian military airfield, punishing the regime for a chemical weapons attack. Bashar Assad has no friends on Capitol Hill, but some lawmakers, from both parties, objected to Trump's decision to carry out an act of war without congressional consent.
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., spoke for this group
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