Does Bush Have the Authority to Wage War on Iraq?
“The Congress shall have Power todeclare War” Article I, Section VIII U.S. Constitution Years from now, historians may refer to the “Bush Doctrine” in much the same way that they talk about the Monroe or Truman Doctrines. But will they hold it in the same esteem? President James Monroe, faced with the possible threat of Europe colonizing countries in the western hemisphere, declared the U.S. the protector of independent nations in the Americas. Following the end of WWII, President Harry S. Truman issued a policy of foreign aid intended to challenge Soviet ambitions throughout the world. However, unlike the attempts of Bushs predecessors to serve American interests by defending or aiding foreign interests, the so-called “doctrine” being proposed by the Bush Administration employs the very opposite strategy. It suggests that whatever foreign nation does not stand with the U.S. must, by default, stand against us. The critical corollary to this doctrine insists that President Bush, acting
