it generally is this. isn t it? no, i m a constitutionalist. under a constitution republic, you mentioned all those poll, people s mind are all over the place. we elect leaders to make these decisions. what was the appropriate constitutional proce f innghiaction article i, section 8, the act giving the congress of the united states the authority, the lone authority to declare war or authorize war. what obama should have done don t go to south africa to get permission to go to war when did he do that?ç he made a phone call to the jacob. security council. we didn t get china, russia, brazil or germany, half the powers in the world. he went in there without this authorization. chris, what he should have done is come and said, look, i know it s not a vital interest but it could be a humanitarian disaster. i want your authority to go in and use american air power to protect benghazi. i think he would have gotten it. he doesn t do it.