IT DEPENDS WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF "APPROVAL" IS

As a "war hawk who is not against the Constitution" (tortured phraseology and inciteful questioning courtesy of Jeff Hauser), I find the Bushies on dangerous ground with their pronouncement that they already have Congressional approval for an invasion of Iraq. Granted, Saddam has violated the terms of the cease-fire of the Gulf War, but the authorization given by the 1991 bill is framed explicitly in terms of U.N. Security Counsel resolutions. I don't see how it can be reasonably interpreted as grounds for a unilateral full-scale invasion. And the post 9/11 bill can not reasonably be extended to an action not directly connected with the 9/11 attacks. Its time for the Bushies to make their case, put a bill before Congress and have a public vote - and let the American people decide if they approve their representatives decisions in November.