“President Bush failed "miserably" at diplomacy, forcing the United States into war.” WarStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesDiplomacyPresident Bush Author:Tom Daschle
“Literally minutes before the Senate cast its vote, the administration sought to add the words 'in the United States and' after 'appropriate force' in the agreed-upon text. This last-minute change would have given the president broad authority to exercise expansive powers not just overseas-where we all understood he wanted authority to act-but right here in the United States, potentially against American citizens. I could see no justification for Congress to accede to this extraordinary request for additional authority. I refused.” StatesWantedLastsGivenForcePresidentUnitedUnited StatesMinutesCitizensExerciseAuthorityUnderstoodVoteAddExtraordinaryCongressCastsAdministrationAppropriateBroadsSenateJustificationRequestAmerican CitizensLast Minute Author:Tom Daschle
