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Originally posted by sgtclub
And if Kerry gave the president this unfettered discretion, when he really didn't mean it to be unfettered, shouldn't he be held accountable?
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Are you really this stupid? He voted to give the President discretion. This is Congress's role. If the President used the discretion to make stupid decisions, you hold the President accountable, not the Congress. It's not like Congress knew that the President was intent on doing the wrong thing.
October 2002 was before Hans Blix (e.g.) couldn't find WMD. At that point, the President might have changed course. Kerry should be held accountable because Bush made bad decisions? I don't think so.
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The resolution. These distinction are monday morning quarterbacking for political purposes. I deal in the world of advise and consent everyday. If Kerry did not agree that the president should have this discretion, or wanted other conditions tied to the approval, they should have been written into the document.
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Did he? No. Congress authorizes the use of force, but there's only one CIC.
eta: Kerry's not saying he made a mistake in giving the President discretion, he's saying the President misused that discretion. It's really not that hard.
