Al-Qaeda and other terrorist factions are not legitimate countries and governments, so the president should have the authority to launch strikes against them so long as it doesn't bring other opposition country to get involved. I believe that congress is to slow to act against a highly mobile individual, making the need for the president to have the authority to authorize a strike necessary. Unless the president is ordering a strike that will lead to a prolonged war with a foreign power, I believe that the president should have restricted power to use the military against a illegitimate government.
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