Quote Originally Posted by CopyRight
the president doesnt have this "ultimate" say like you think! HE CANNOT JUST SAY OR ORDER OUR TROOPS TO WAR!! must be approved before congress!

the reason our govt is setup the way it is, is because our founding fathers did not want a dictatorship...you have congress, the house of reps....if they thought it was insane when we first went to war, they wouldve denied the president his request and most likely try to impeach him...

and, he is the President of the United States, and Commander in Chief ...not Chief of US.
Its called check and balance system and yes I do know about it. You are looking at what I said to literally, if this was in the wallstreet section of the forum I would have approached like it was a history class. I blame bush and most of congress (both dems and republicans) for the war. Most americans do view the president position as king or chief of the land and thats why that position gets all the praise and blame