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Publication Date: February 2007
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James Jay Carafano
Research Area: Military and defense
Keywords: Middle East; commander-in-chief; presidential power
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Congress must not take battlefield decisions away from commanders or undermine the commander-in-chief's capacity to defend the nation.