Voting for War, Again and Again

The sad think is that in the war powers act Congress has abdicated its constitutional responsibility. If Congress had to actually declare war before presidents could take us into war, we might actually be able to have a national consensus before entering into war. What war has actually been waged with a national consensus since WWII? General Sherman correctly observed, "War is Hell." Think of another aphorism: "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." Well-meaning presidents have waged war with good intentions. Others have done son cynically to divert attention from their domestic failures. We need better reasons than good intentions or diversion to wage war. Have you ever noticed that when Americans talk about the cost of