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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Obama’s imperial about-face on ISIS

OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

Obama’s imperial about-face on ISIS

President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week.

President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week.

WHEN BARACK Obama was running for president, he answered a questionnaire from this newspaper on the issues regarding the president’s legal standing to use military force.

“The president,” said Obama, “does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation . . . History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the legislative branch.”

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