The Road to War: Congress' Historic Abdication of Responsibility
- ISBN-10
- 0313372357
- ISBN-13
- 9780313372353
- Series
- The Road to War
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 174
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Author
- Robert Kennedy
Description
A troubling look at why, for a variety of reasons, congressional power on issues of war and peace has diminished over time, resulting in an abdication of responsibility as the executive branch led the United States into a war with Iraq in 2003.
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