Reply #14: Being President isn't good enough for George. [View All]

[hedgehog]

I think Commander-in-Chief was originally meant to indicate that the President was ultimately responsible for determining strategy and tactics either directly or though his appointed officers. In other words, Congress couldn't interfere directly in the disposition of troops, etc. The way the title of Commander in Chief has been distorted to by-pass the need for a declaration of War is tearing this country apart. I can't blame the Republicans alone for this. Democratic Presidents have also sent the troops into battle with little or no permission.