Make an argument as to how much power the President and the Congress should have in decisions on the use of military force. Be sure to respond to the strongest arguments against your position

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Introduction

The debate on separation of powers between the president of the United States and the Congress on the control over the military has been in existence for decades . Both legally and constitutionally , the debate never ends . With immense executive powers vested in the presidency and legislative powers vested in the congress , conflicts have always arose on who exactly to run the affairs of the military owing to the fact that they determine the foreign policy of the United States . Decisions on the

br military force by these two institutions have been through conflict and cooperation especially in the post cold war era which posts a major challenge to the welfare of the people of the United States (William D 2003

The president through the powers provided for him in the constitution as the head of state and governance makes him powerful in influencing decisions especially regarding the military . This is because he is the commander in chief of the armed forces . At the same time , the congress in mandated by the constitution to manage and protect the security of the people of the United States . This duty is performed in collaboration with the president through legal checks and balances . This means that during war , the congress authorizes the president to wage war in protection of the rights and freedoms of the people of American

In my position , the congress derives more powers from the constitution to regulate the military forces as advanced in this discussion

The power granted to the congress to vote and invoke the War Power Resolutions (WPR ) stands as a power check on the president on his ideal utility of the military force . These resolutions were decided up in the year 1973 amidst concerns by the congress on the presidential powers on the use of the military . The statute required the president to end combat in another country within a period of 60 to 90 days unless the congress authorizes it (the war ) to continue (Michael E . 1998

The power check is sometimes challenging and may not even work since most presidents will always dominate on the tantamount decisions on the use of the force . The inability of the congress to invoke the WPR , then the president does exercise his powers as the commander in chief of the armed forces and therefore legitimately authorizes military operation

The president of the United States under the constitution is given the powers to wage war while the congress has the mandate to declare and fund the war . Since the second world war , it has been demonstrated that the president has more powers to even start wars without consulting the congress . This has resulted to the congress paying the price of a war they were not involved at deciding on

In such a situation , the congress may turn down or even reduce financial status of such wars to limit the commanders role in the field

This has been witnessed in the war in Iraq (2003 ) where...