In What the Constitution says about Iraq in the Los Angeles Times Mario Cuomo makes the case that Congress has to reclaim its authority to declare war.
"Even if it is too late for Congress to remedy its failure to comply with the Constitution with respect to Iraq, at the very least our candidates for president and our congressional leaders should assure us that they will not allow this lapse to result in further unilateral acts of war -- against Iran, Pakistan or any other nation -- by this president or any other. Our leaders must make it clear that in the future, Congress will insist on compliance with Article I, Section 8 for any military action that is not fairly deemed an unexpected emergency."
Congress did authorize the use of military force in Iraq, but I think they didn't realize what this President would do with it.
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