Reply #5: The key point, per Helen Thomas

[Larkspur]

Kerry is mistaken on a key point. Under the U.S. Constitution, the president does not have that sole right to declare war. Despite its mindless default, that right still belongs to Congress.

Bush should have been forced to come back to Congress to prove that a military invasion was necessary and then Congress could have asked bush what was his post-Saddam plan. Biden-Lugar amendment would have forced Bush to come back to Congress BEFORE launching the invasion and that is why Bush opposed B-L.

IWR was Congress's shirking of it's duty and a vote for the imperial presidency.