DSK said:
for a President to threaten war in such a manner would be a greivous
violation of the Constitution.


Dave wrote:
Could you 'splain again which section it is that prohibits a President from
threatening war?

Read Article 2. This specifies how the President shall be elected and
which powers he may exercise. The President may make treaties with
foreign countries (subject to ratification by Congress), but he cannot
declare war. The President is the Commander In Chief but he cannot
explicitly threaten war, nor can he invade other countries except under
specific circumstances and in a limited way... this is why President
Bush went out of his way to get Congressional approval of the invasion
of Iraq... remember?

Now read the 9th and 10th amendment... if he could do those things, the
Constitution would specifically grant those powers. If it doesn't say
so, he can't.

It is a conservative belief that the Constitution be interpreted
strictly & literally, and that it's grants & enumerations be taken
seriously. I don't know what you believe in, are you a conservative or a
liberal?

DSK