Tag: Troops Overseas
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Use of Force Abroad
The Historic Use of Force AbroadIn 1912, the Department of State published a memorandum prepared by its Solicitor which set out to justify the Right to Protect Citizens in Foreign Countries by Landing Forces.1 In addition to the justification, the me…
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Presidential Power
The Theory of Presidential PowerThe fullest expression of the presidential power proponents has been in defense of the course followed in Indochina. Thus, the Legal Adviser of the State Department, in a widely circulated document, contended: "Under the Constitution, the President, in addition t…
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Power of Congress to Control President
The Power of Congress to Control the President's DiscretionOver the President's veto, Congress enacted the War Powers Resolution,1 designed to redistribute the war powers between the President and Congress. Although ambiguous in some respects…
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Cold War
The Cold War and After: Presidential Power To Use Troops Overseas Without Congressional AuthorizationReaction after World War II did not persist, but soon ran its course, and the necessities, real and perceived, of the United States' role as world power and chief guarantor of the peace operated …
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Commander of the Armed Forces
The President as Commander of the Armed ForcesWhile the President customarily delegates supreme command of the forces in active service, there is no constitutional reason why he should do so, and he has been known to resolve personally important questions of military policy. Lincoln early in <a name…