"The president does not have power under the……" — Barack Obama

"The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. As commander in chief, the president does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the president would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent."

— Barack Obama

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
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